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Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Chadds Ford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42045410200 · Delaware County, PA · pop 3,948 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Chadds Ford

How risky is Chadds Ford for landlords? Census tract 42045410200 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,068 a month against an average household income of $164,034 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 7% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,413
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$164,034

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Chadds Ford
Very High
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#146 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Very Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#3,312 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#79,998 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chadds Ford and the region

Centroid at 39.8644, -75.5692 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chadds Ford scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chadds Ford
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,068 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chadds Ford
2.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chadds Ford
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chadds Ford
2.8

How Chadds Ford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chadds Ford risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 410200Chadds Ford: 3.73.7Chadds Fordparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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)

  • 20Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 1.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak (2002)
  • 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454102002000: 3 filings (1.62/100 renter HHs)2001: 1 filings (0.54/100 renter HHs)2002: 4 filings (2.15/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (2.15/100 renter HHs)2004: 4 filings (2.15/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (1.84/100 renter HHs)2006: 1 filings (0.61/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chadds Ford

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Chadds Ford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Delaware County average of 5.9 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.2% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42045410200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045410200?

Census tract 42045410200 in Chadds Ford scores 1.4/10 (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 42045410200?

Median gross rent is $2,068/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045410200?

6.1% of residents in tract 42045410200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,948.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045410200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 33th, minority 43th, housing 14th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045410200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045410200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.58% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42045410200 compare to Chadds Ford overall?

Tract 42045410200 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Chadds Ford at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chadds Ford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chadds Ford

Top eight tracts in Chadds Ford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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