Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,144 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129804504 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129804504 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,873
How risky is Westmoreland in Westmoreland County for landlords? Census tract 42129804504 scores 4.1/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $979 a month against an average household income of $92,827 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,309
Renter share18.6%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$92,827
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.2927, -79.4983 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129804504 scores 3.3
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
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$979 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 42129804504 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129804504
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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 8th 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 42129804504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804504?
Census tract 42129804504 in Westmoreland County scores 3.3/10 (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 average rent in tract 42129804504?
Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129804504?
3.6% of residents in tract 42129804504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,873.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129804504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 5th, minority 9th, housing 30th.
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