Within neighborhood
60
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Viscose Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chester
Tract 42045406600 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,290 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
42045406600 is a census tract in the Viscose Village area of Marcus Hook, PA. It scores 6/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,290. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units917
Renter share69.0%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$50,952
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester and the region
Centroid at 39.8129, -75.4162 · click any tract to drill in
Why Viscose Village scores 6
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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,155 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chester
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chester
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chester
6.4
How Viscose Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 293Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.0%Peak (2005)
- 56Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 87% 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
The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.8/10.
69% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Delaware County average of 4.7.
Court records carry 293 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 14.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 9.4% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 8.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045406600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045406600?
Census tract 42045406600 in the Viscose Village neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 42045406600?
Median gross rent is $1,155/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045406600?
11.9% of residents in tract 42045406600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,290.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045406600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 87th, minority 44th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 42045406600 considered part of Viscose Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045406600 fall within Viscose Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045406600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 293 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045406600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.45% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42045406600 compare to Chester overall?
Tract 42045406600 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of Chester at 6.4/10. 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.
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