Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42029301600 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42029301600 · Chester County, PA · pop 2,583
With a score of 4.4/10, tract 42029301600 in Chester County, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,583 residents. 10% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Chester County average of 41.5%.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,058
Renter share13.9%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$101,023
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 40.1751, -75.7570 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42029301600 scores 4.4
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
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,839 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 42029301600 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 14Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2005)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42029301600
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.1/10. Court records carry 14 eviction filings across 6 observed years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 2.5% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Chester County average of 4.4 closely. Average gross rent runs $1,839 a month.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $101,023.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029301600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029301600?
Census tract 42029301600 in Chester County 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 42029301600?
Median gross rent is $1,839/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029301600?
4.2% of residents in tract 42029301600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,583.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029301600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 33th, minority 10th, housing 17th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029301600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42029301600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.25% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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