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Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Chester Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42045407000 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,897

Chester Heights anchors census tract 42045407000, which lands at 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,361 a month against an average household income of $110,729 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 12% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,316
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$110,729

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Chester Heights
Moderate
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#139 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Very Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#3,065 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#76,223 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chester Heights and the region

Centroid at 39.8926, -75.4690 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chester Heights scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chester Heights
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,361 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chester Heights
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chester Heights
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chester Heights
5.8

How Chester Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chester Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 407000Chester Heights: 3.73.7Chester Heightsparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

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)

  • 38Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 1.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2005)
  • 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454070002000: 4 filings (1.33/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (1.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (1.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (1.66/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (2.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (3.02/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chester Heights

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Heights, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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 38 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2005.

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 42045407000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045407000?

Census tract 42045407000 in Chester Heights scores 1.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 42045407000?

Median gross rent is $2,361/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045407000?

5.3% of residents in tract 42045407000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,897.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045407000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 72th, minority 28th, housing 49th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045407000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045407000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.92% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42045407000 compare to Chester Heights overall?

Tract 42045407000 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Chester Heights at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chester eviction risk Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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