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Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Villages at Penn Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Grove

Tract 42029306300 · Chester County, PA · pop 2,784 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 42029306300 in the Villages at Penn Ridge area of West Grove, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,784 residents. 38% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 8% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units929
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$79,577

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Villages at Penn Ridge
Very High
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In West Grove
Moderate
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 124 tracts In Chester County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#683 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Grove and the region

Centroid at 39.8202, -75.8285 · click any tract to drill in

Why Villages at Penn Ridge scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Grove
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,527 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Grove
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Grove
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Grove
7.9

How Villages at Penn Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Villages at Penn Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.9This tracttract 3063004.5West Groveparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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)

  • 26Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 1.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.5%Peak (2001)
  • 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42029306300
Filings dropped 33% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Villages at Penn Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Villages at Penn Ridge

Against Chester County at 41.5%, 75% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.1/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Chester County average of 4.4.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 filings here across 7 tracked years.

At $1,527 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of West Grove commands. Filings peaked in 2001 at 2.5% of renter households.

In a typical year about 1.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from West Grove as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.7/10. 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 least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42029306300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029306300?

Census tract 42029306300 in the Villages at Penn Ridge 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 42029306300?

Median gross rent is $1,527/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42029306300?

14.8% of residents in tract 42029306300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,784.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42029306300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 79th, minority 56th, housing 16th.
Q5

Is tract 42029306300 considered part of Villages at Penn Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029306300 fall within Villages at Penn Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029306300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029306300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.80% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42029306300 compare to West Grove overall?

Tract 42029306300 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of West Grove at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Grove; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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