Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #52,438 of 84,120 nationally
Lower Burrell Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129801002 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,251
Census tract 42129801002 belongs to Lower Burrell in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is home to 2,251 residents and scores 4.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $527 a month against an average household income of $63,160 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,059
Renter share23.2%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$63,160
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lower Burrell and the region
Centroid at 40.5704, -79.7153 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lower Burrell scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lower Burrell
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$527 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lower Burrell
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lower Burrell
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lower Burrell
4.8
How Lower Burrell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lower Burrell
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 5.3/10. 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 Lower Burrell, 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 31st 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 42129801002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129801002?
Census tract 42129801002 in Lower Burrell 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 42129801002?
Median gross rent is $527/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129801002?
7.8% of residents in tract 42129801002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,251.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129801002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 27th, minority 9th, housing 54th.
Q5
How does tract 42129801002 compare to Lower Burrell overall?
Tract 42129801002 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Lower Burrell at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lower Burrell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lower Burrell
Top eight tracts in Lower Burrell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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