Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,283 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129803302 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129803302 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,829
Here is how census tract 42129803302, in Westmoreland, looks to a landlord: a 4.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,829. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $91,136 a year. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,496
Renter share10.1%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$91,136
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.3007, -79.7681 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129803302 scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42129803302 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129803302
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 42129803302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129803302?
Census tract 42129803302 in Westmoreland County scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 42129803302?
5.0% of residents in tract 42129803302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,829.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129803302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 12th, minority 9th, housing 57th.
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