Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Viscose Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chester
Tract 42045406700 · Delaware County, PA · pop 3,414 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Viscose Village area of Chester anchors census tract 42045406700, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #27,684 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $899 a month against an average household income of $76,498 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,355
Renter share49.3%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$76,498
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester and the region
Centroid at 39.8219, -75.4324 · click any tract to drill in
Why Viscose Village scores 5
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
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$899 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chester
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chester
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chester
5.1
How Viscose Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 306Total filings over 7 yrs
- 11.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.4%Peak (2006)
- 77Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 88% 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 9.1/10. 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 about the same as the Delaware County average of 5.9 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 306 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 11.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.4% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045406700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045406700?
Census tract 42045406700 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 42045406700?
Median gross rent is $899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045406700?
16.1% of residents in tract 42045406700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,414.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045406700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 42th, minority 42th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 42045406700 considered part of Viscose Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045406700 fall within Viscose Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045406700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 306 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045406700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.86% of renter households, peaking at 18.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42045406700 compare to Chester overall?
Tract 42045406700 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.
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