Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
McDonald Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42125715700 · Washington County, PA · pop 1,694
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 42125715700 in McDonald, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,694. Against Washington County at 33.2%, 49% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units810
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$56,286
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across McDonald and the region
Centroid at 40.3692, -80.2358 · click any tract to drill in
Why McDonald scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from McDonald
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$875 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from McDonald
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McDonald
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from McDonald
6.0
How McDonald compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 116Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.2%Peak (2000)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McDonald
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.8/10. 18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. Court records carry 116 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2000 at 7.2% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Washington County average of 4.3 closely. Average gross rent is $875, close to the McDonald average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42125715700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42125715700?
Census tract 42125715700 in McDonald scores 4.8/10 (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 42125715700?
Median gross rent is $875/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42125715700?
8.3% of residents in tract 42125715700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,694.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42125715700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 90th, minority 15th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42125715700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42125715700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.25% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42125715700 compare to McDonald overall?
Tract 42125715700 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of McDonald at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McDonald; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in McDonald
Top eight tracts in McDonald ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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