Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Avonwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029300101 · Chester County, PA · pop 3,058 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42029300101 (the Avonwood neighborhood of Chester, Pennsylvania) comes in at 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,455 a month against an average household income of $160,729 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,197
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$160,729
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 40.0792, -75.4328 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avonwood scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,455 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Avonwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 4Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.0%Peak (2005)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Avonwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avonwood
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 Chester County average of 5.1 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 13th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 0.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029300101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300101?
Census tract 42029300101 in the Avonwood neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 42029300101?
Median gross rent is $1,455/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029300101?
1.6% of residents in tract 42029300101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,058.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029300101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 16th, minority 38th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 42029300101 considered part of Avonwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029300101 fall within Avonwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029300101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 42029300101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.70% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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