Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
West Grove Eviction Risk: Lower , Avondale
Tract 42029311702 · Chester County, PA · pop 7,185 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Tract 42029311702 covers the West Grove area of Avondale in Pennsylvania. Home to 7,185 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 71st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,458 a month against an average household income of $186,106 a year, roughly 9% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,237
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$186,106
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Avondale and the region
Centroid at 39.8097, -75.8132 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Grove scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Avondale
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,458 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Avondale
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Avondale
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Avondale
6.5
How West Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Grove
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.8/10. 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 Avondale, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 42029311702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029311702?
Census tract 42029311702 in the West Grove neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 42029311702?
Median gross rent is $1,458/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029311702?
2.0% of residents in tract 42029311702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,185.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029311702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 42th, minority 44th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 42029311702 considered part of West Grove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029311702 fall within West Grove (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42029311702 compare to Avondale overall?
Tract 42029311702 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Avondale at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Avondale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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