Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Elizabeth Manor Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Chester
Tract 42029302600 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,599 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 42029302600 belongs to the Elizabeth Manor neighborhood of West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is home to 4,599 residents and scores 6.4/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,550 a month while the average household earns $80,762 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,787
Renter share64.0%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate29.5%
Median income$80,762
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Chester and the region
Centroid at 39.9584, -75.5964 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elizabeth Manor scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Chester
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
29.5% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,550 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Chester
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Chester
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Chester
7.1
How Elizabeth Manor compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 330Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2001)
- 45Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Elizabeth Manor. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elizabeth Manor
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 West Chester eviction risk, 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 above 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 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 330 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029302600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029302600?
Census tract 42029302600 in the Elizabeth Manor neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 42029302600?
Median gross rent is $1,550/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029302600?
29.5% of residents in tract 42029302600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,599.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029302600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 11th, minority 54th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 42029302600 considered part of Elizabeth Manor?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029302600 fall within Elizabeth Manor (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029302600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 330 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029302600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.26% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029302600 compare to West Chester overall?
Tract 42029302600 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of West Chester at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Chester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Chester
Top eight tracts in West Chester ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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