Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Viscose Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chester
Tract 42045406600 ·
Delaware County, PA · pop 2,290 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
How risky is Viscose Village in Chester for landlords? Census tract 42045406600 scores 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,155 a month while the average household earns $50,952 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
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 neighborhood
40th percentile
#4 of 6 tracts In Viscose Village
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Chester
Moderate
Within county
79th percentile
#33 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
High
Within state
74th percentile
#901 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
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 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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 by year2000 to 2006
Filings climbed 87% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Viscose Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 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 293 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.0% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 42045406600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045406600?
Census tract 42045406600 in the Viscose Village neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 5/10, 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.