Within neighborhood
80
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Viscose Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chester
Tract 42045405300 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,775 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 42045405300 runs through the Viscose Village area of Chester. With 2,775 residents, it scores 7.1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #4,088 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 76% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 66% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,134 a month while the average household earns $51,667 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,146
Renter share34.2%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate25.9%
Median income$51,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester and the region
Centroid at 39.8392, -75.3945 · click any tract to drill in
Why Viscose Village scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chester
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
25.9% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,134 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chester
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chester
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chester
8.8
How Viscose Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 7%Grade B
- 33%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 1,117Total filings over 7 yrs
- 23.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 32.4%Peak (2002)
- 169Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Viscose Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Viscose Village
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Chester eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Delaware County average of 5.9 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 1,117 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 23.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 32.4% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 56th 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 42045405300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045405300?
Census tract 42045405300 in the Viscose Village neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 42045405300?
Median gross rent is $1,134/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045405300?
25.9% of residents in tract 42045405300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,775.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045405300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 73th, minority 95th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 42045405300 considered part of Viscose Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045405300 fall within Viscose Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045405300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,117 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045405300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.81% of renter households, peaking at 32.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42045405300 compare to Chester overall?
Tract 42045405300 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Chester at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42045405300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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