Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
West Victoria Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129803502 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 4,223 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 42129803502 belongs to the West Victoria Heights neighborhood of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. It is home to 4,223 residents and scores 3.7/10, a lower reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #78,033 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 8% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,217 a month against an average household income of $97,769 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,716
Renter share5.9%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$97,769
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.3173, -79.7184 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Victoria Heights scores 2.7
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
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,217 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 West Victoria Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Victoria Heights
The score leans hardest on 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 2nd 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129803502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129803502?
Census tract 42129803502 in the West Victoria Heights neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 42129803502?
Median gross rent is $1,217/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129803502?
1.7% of residents in tract 42129803502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,223.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129803502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 14th, minority 11th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 42129803502 considered part of West Victoria Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129803502 fall within West Victoria Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
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