Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 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
How risky is the Villages at Penn Ridge area of West Grove for landlords? Census tract 42029306300 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 75% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,527 a month against an average household income of $79,577 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
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 parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 26Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2001)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
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
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 West Grove, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Chester County average of 5.1 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
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 4.4/10 (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 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of West Grove at 4.1/10. 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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