Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Villages at Penn Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , West Grove
Tract 42029307000 · Chester County, PA · pop 5,626 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 42029307000 belongs to the Villages at Penn Ridge area of West Grove, Pennsylvania. It is home to 5,626 residents and scores 4.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #69,518 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $781 monthly, set against $113,403 in average yearly household income, roughly 8% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,171
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$113,403
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Grove and the region
Centroid at 39.8223, -75.8740 · click any tract to drill in
Why Villages at Penn Ridge scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Grove
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$781 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Grove
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Grove
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Grove
5.0
How Villages at Penn Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 28Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2006)
- 7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 133% 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 eviction process difficulty at $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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 28 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029307000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029307000?
Census tract 42029307000 in the Villages at Penn Ridge neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 42029307000?
Median gross rent is $781/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029307000?
3.4% of residents in tract 42029307000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,626.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029307000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 48th, minority 39th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 42029307000 considered part of Villages at Penn Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029307000 fall within Villages at Penn Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029307000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029307000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.99% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029307000 compare to West Grove overall?
Tract 42029307000 scores 2.1/10, lower 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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