Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Glassmere Eviction Risk: Moderate , Arnold
Tract 42129800600 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,372 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
42129800600 is a census tract in the Glassmere area of New Kensington, PA. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,372. 25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units837
Renter share55.4%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate33.3%
Median income$42,941
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arnold and the region
Centroid at 40.5702, -79.7610 · click any tract to drill in
Why Glassmere scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Arnold
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
33.3% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$945 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arnold
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arnold
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arnold
6.3
How Glassmere compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Glassmere. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Glassmere
The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The dominant input is economic stress at 8.3/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. At $945 a month, rents run 26% over what the rest of New Kensington commands. Against the Westmoreland County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
36% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $42,941. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129800600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129800600?
Census tract 42129800600 in the Glassmere neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 42129800600?
Median gross rent is $945/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129800600?
33.3% of residents in tract 42129800600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,372.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129800600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 97th, minority 62th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 42129800600 considered part of Glassmere?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129800600 fall within Glassmere (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129800600 compare to Arnold overall?
Tract 42129800600 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Arnold at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arnold; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Arnold
Top eight tracts in Arnold ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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