Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Meetinghouse Glen Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029303901 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,978 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Meetinghouse Glen neighborhood of Chester, census tract 42029303901 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 41% 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 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $159,615 a year. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,438
Renter share10.6%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$159,615
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 39.9294, -75.6241 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meetinghouse Glen scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Meetinghouse Glen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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)
- 34Total filings over 6 yrs
- 5.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.3%Peak (2005)
- 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 700% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meetinghouse Glen
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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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 below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 34 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.3% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029303901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029303901?
Census tract 42029303901 in the Meetinghouse Glen neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 42029303901?
9.4% of residents in tract 42029303901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,978.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029303901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 6th, minority 22th, housing 57th.
Q4
Is tract 42029303901 considered part of Meetinghouse Glen?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029303901 fall within Meetinghouse Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029303901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42029303901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.32% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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