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Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Sadsburyville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42029305101 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,615 · 2% of tract blocks fall in Sadsburyville

Census tract 42029305101 covers Sadsburyville, home to 4,615 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 34th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,405 monthly, set against $108,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 12% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,816
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$108,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Sadsburyville
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 124 tracts In Chester County
High
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#1,696 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#46,312 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sadsburyville and the region

Centroid at 40.0134, -75.8739 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sadsburyville scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sadsburyville
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,405 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sadsburyville
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sadsburyville
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sadsburyville
5.3

How Sadsburyville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sadsburyville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 305101Sadsburyville: 4.04.0Sadsburyvilleparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 33Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 3.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2006)
  • 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420293051012000: 2 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (2.52/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (6.72/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 5 filings (4.20/100 renter HHs)2005: 6 filings (3.04/100 renter HHs)2006: 9 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 350% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sadsburyville

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Sadsburyville, 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 safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 33 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 42029305101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029305101?

Census tract 42029305101 in Sadsburyville scores 3.7/10 (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 42029305101?

Median gross rent is $1,405/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42029305101?

8.8% of residents in tract 42029305101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,615.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42029305101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 52th, minority 14th, housing 42th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029305101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42029305101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.79% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42029305101 compare to Sadsburyville overall?

Tract 42029305101 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Sadsburyville at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sadsburyville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sadsburyville

Top eight tracts in Sadsburyville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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