Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Laurier Eviction Risk: Lower , West Chester

Tract 42029980000 · Chester County, PA · pop 3,983 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

For landlords sizing up Laurier in West Chester, census tract 42029980000 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 60% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 0% Owners 100%

Tract context

SVI overall-10.00

Poverty rate0.0%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Chester and the region

Centroid at 39.9520, -75.6006 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurier scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Chester

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

0.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Chester

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Chester

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Chester

7.1

How Laurier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: -1,000

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

-1,000%Socioeconomic
-1,000%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
-1,000%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Laurier

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 West Chester eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 1000th 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 42029980000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029980000?

Census tract 42029980000 in the Laurier neighborhood 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.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42029980000?

0.0% of residents in tract 42029980000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,983.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42029980000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the -1000th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic -1000th, household -1000th, minority 44th, housing -1000th.

Is tract 42029980000 considered part of Laurier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029980000 fall within Laurier (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42029980000 compare to West Chester overall?

Tract 42029980000 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of West Chester at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Chester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Chester

Top eight tracts in West Chester ranked by composite eviction-risk score.