Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #52,438 of 84,120 nationally
New Kensington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129800500 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,538
Here is how census tract 42129800500, in New Kensington, looks to a landlord: a 4.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,538. That is riskier than roughly 34% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $718 monthly, set against $66,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,202
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$66,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Kensington and the region
Centroid at 40.5769, -79.7498 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Kensington scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Kensington
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$718 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Kensington
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Kensington
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Kensington
6.3
How New Kensington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Kensington
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from New Kensington, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129800500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129800500?
Census tract 42129800500 in New Kensington scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42129800500?
Median gross rent is $718/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129800500?
6.0% of residents in tract 42129800500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,538.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129800500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 11th, minority 1th, housing 39th.
Q5
How does tract 42129800500 compare to New Kensington overall?
Tract 42129800500 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of New Kensington at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Kensington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Kensington
Top eight tracts in New Kensington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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