Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Fords Edge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Spring City
Tract 42029301100 · Chester County, PA · pop 3,486 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Fords Edge in Spring City anchors census tract 42029301100, which lands at 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 17th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $985 a month against an average household income of $73,323 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,933
Renter share45.4%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$73,323
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spring City and the region
Centroid at 40.1769, -75.5465 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fords Edge scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spring City
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$985 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spring City
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spring City
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spring City
3.3
How Fords Edge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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)
- 237Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.3%Peak (2000)
- 33Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 30% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fords Edge
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Spring City, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 237 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 42029301100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029301100?
Census tract 42029301100 in the Fords Edge neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 42029301100?
Median gross rent is $985/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029301100?
15.2% of residents in tract 42029301100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,486.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029301100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 33th, minority 27th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 42029301100 considered part of Fords Edge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029301100 fall within Fords Edge (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029301100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 237 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029301100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.35% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029301100 compare to Spring City overall?
Tract 42029301100 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Spring City at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spring City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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