Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42029301300 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029301300 · Chester County, PA · pop 7,098
Tract 42029301300 covers Chester in Chester County in Pennsylvania. Home to 7,098 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #60,668 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,768 a month against an average household income of $117,688 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,650
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$117,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 40.2031, -75.6144 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42029301300 scores 2.2
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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,768 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Tract 42029301300 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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)
- 46Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2006)
- 22Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 633% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42029301300
The heaviest input here is 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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 42029301300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029301300?
Census tract 42029301300 in Chester County scores 2.2/10 (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 42029301300?
Median gross rent is $1,768/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029301300?
5.0% of residents in tract 42029301300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,098.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029301300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 21th, minority 13th, housing 59th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029301300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029301300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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