Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,737 of 84,120 nationally
Valley View Eviction Risk: Elevated , New Kensington
Tract 42129800700 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 1,822 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is Valley View in New Kensington for landlords? Census tract 42129800700 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $517 a month against an average household income of $22,573 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 56%
Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,331
Renter share78.0%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate28.8%
Median income$22,573
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Kensington and the region
Centroid at 40.5617, -79.7660 · click any tract to drill in
Why Valley View scores 6.2
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
28.8% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$517 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 Valley View compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Valley View. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Valley View
The score leans hardest on 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 above the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129800700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129800700?
Census tract 42129800700 in the Valley View neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 42129800700?
Median gross rent is $517/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129800700?
28.8% of residents in tract 42129800700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,822.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129800700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 73th, minority 51th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 42129800700 considered part of Valley View?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129800700 fall within Valley View (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129800700 compare to New Kensington overall?
Tract 42129800700 scores 6.2/10, higher than 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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