Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Marshallton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029303801 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,476 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Marshallton
Census tract 42029303801 runs through Marshallton. With 4,476 residents, it scores 4.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,917 a month while the average household earns $146,710 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,699
Renter share4.2%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$146,710
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Marshallton and the region
Centroid at 39.9562, -75.7032 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marshallton scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Marshallton
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,917 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Marshallton
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Marshallton
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Marshallton
3.0
How Marshallton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 120Total filings over 7 yrs
- 14.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.7%Peak (2000)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 90% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marshallton
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.6/10. 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 Marshallton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Chester County average of 5.1 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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 120 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 14.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.7% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029303801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029303801?
Census tract 42029303801 in Marshallton scores 2.3/10 (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 42029303801?
Median gross rent is $1,917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029303801?
4.2% of residents in tract 42029303801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,476.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029303801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 27th, minority 27th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029303801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 120 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029303801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.84% of renter households, peaking at 24.7% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42029303801 compare to Marshallton overall?
Tract 42029303801 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Marshallton at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Marshallton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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