Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Bradford Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Exton
Tract 42029302203 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,745 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 42029302203 sits in the Bradford Hills area of Exton, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,473 monthly, set against $135,729 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,726
Renter share9.1%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$135,729
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Exton and the region
Centroid at 40.0035, -75.6300 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bradford Hills scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Exton
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,473 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Exton
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Exton
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Exton
5.0
How Bradford Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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)
- 28Total filings over 6 yrs
- 3.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.3%Peak (2004)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bradford Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bradford Hills
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.7/10. 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 Exton, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 28 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029302203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029302203?
Census tract 42029302203 in the Bradford Hills neighborhood scores 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 42029302203?
Median gross rent is $2,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029302203?
6.9% of residents in tract 42029302203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,745.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029302203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 32th, minority 33th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 42029302203 considered part of Bradford Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029302203 fall within Bradford Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029302203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42029302203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.10% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029302203 compare to Exton overall?
Tract 42029302203 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Exton at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Exton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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