Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
State & Cypress Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kennett Square
Tract 42029303402 · Chester County, PA · pop 2,078 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 42029303402 sits in the State & Cypress area of Kennett Square, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. Population here is 2,078. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units704
Renter share53.3%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$67,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennett Square and the region
Centroid at 39.8487, -75.7124 · click any tract to drill in
Why State & Cypress scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kennett Square
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,373 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kennett Square
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kennett Square
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kennett Square
5.0
How State & Cypress compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 76Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2005)
- 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in State & Cypress
The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 1.5 points above the Chester County average of 4.4.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.4/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 76 evictions over 7 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2005, when 5.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 2.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.6/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 39% of renters.
Average gross rent is $1,373, close to the Kennett Square average.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029303402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029303402?
Census tract 42029303402 in the State & Cypress neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 42029303402?
Median gross rent is $1,373/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029303402?
9.4% of residents in tract 42029303402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,078.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029303402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 74th, minority 41th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 42029303402 considered part of State & Cypress?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029303402 fall within State & Cypress (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029303402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 76 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029303402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.89% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029303402 compare to Kennett Square overall?
Tract 42029303402 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Kennett Square at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kennett Square; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kennett Square
Top eight tracts in Kennett Square ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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