Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Caln Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029311401 · Chester County, PA · pop 7,321 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Caln
Census tract 42029311401 sits in Caln, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,660 a month while the average household earns $97,156 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,722
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$97,156
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Caln and the region
Centroid at 39.9971, -75.7829 · click any tract to drill in
Why Caln scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Caln
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,660 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Caln
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Caln
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Caln
5.7
How Caln compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 906Total filings over 7 yrs
- 22.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 34.6%Peak (2006)
- 172Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Caln
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Caln, 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 in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 906 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 22.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 34.6% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029311401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029311401?
Census tract 42029311401 in Caln scores 3.1/10 (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 42029311401?
Median gross rent is $1,660/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029311401?
7.7% of residents in tract 42029311401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,321.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029311401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 8th, minority 53th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029311401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 906 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029311401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.32% of renter households, peaking at 34.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42029311401 compare to Caln overall?
Tract 42029311401 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Caln at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Caln; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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