Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Balmoral Eviction Risk: Lower , Hamorton
Tract 42029303302 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,528 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Here is how census tract 42029303302, in the Balmoral neighborhood of Hamorton, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,528. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 75% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $151,696 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,105
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$151,696
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hamorton and the region
Centroid at 39.8458, -75.6646 · click any tract to drill in
Why Balmoral scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hamorton
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hamorton
2.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hamorton
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hamorton
2.2
How Balmoral compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 5Total filings over 4 yrs
- 0.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.7%Peak (2001)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Balmoral
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Hamorton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 10th 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 5 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 0.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.7% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029303302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029303302?
Census tract 42029303302 in the Balmoral neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 42029303302?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029303302?
1.7% of residents in tract 42029303302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,528.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029303302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 15th, minority 17th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 42029303302 considered part of Balmoral?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029303302 fall within Balmoral (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029303302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42029303302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.43% of renter households, peaking at 0.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029303302 compare to Hamorton overall?
Tract 42029303302 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Hamorton at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hamorton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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