Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Berwyn Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029300201 · Chester County, PA · pop 5,590 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Berwyn
Eviction risk in Berwyn in Chester County centers on tract 42029300201, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,590 residents. On the national scale it ranks #30,706 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,755 monthly, set against $160,813 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,081
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$160,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berwyn and the region
Centroid at 40.0388, -75.4421 · click any tract to drill in
Why Berwyn scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Berwyn
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,755 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Berwyn
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Berwyn
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Berwyn
5.9
How Berwyn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 25Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.3%Peak (2003)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Berwyn
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 inherited from Berwyn, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Chester County average of 5.1 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 0.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.3% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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 42029300201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300201?
Census tract 42029300201 in Berwyn scores 2.5/10 (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 42029300201?
Median gross rent is $1,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029300201?
9.8% of residents in tract 42029300201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,590.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029300201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 73th, minority 30th, housing 38th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029300201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029300201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.73% of renter households, peaking at 1.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42029300201 compare to Berwyn overall?
Tract 42029300201 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Berwyn at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Berwyn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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