Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Glassmere Eviction Risk: Moderate , Arnold
Tract 42129800100 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 1,023 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 42129800100 sits in the Glassmere area of Arnold, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 45%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units588
Renter share81.6%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate43.5%
Median income$23,058
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arnold and the region
Centroid at 40.5781, -79.7705 · click any tract to drill in
Why Glassmere scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Arnold
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
43.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$564 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arnold
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arnold
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arnold
6.1
How Glassmere compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Glassmere. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Glassmere
The poverty rate is 44%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. This is renter territory: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
At $564 a month, rents run 33% under what the rest of Arnold commands. Cost burden runs 45% here against 34.0% across Westmoreland County. Against the Westmoreland County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10. The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 8.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129800100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129800100?
Census tract 42129800100 in the Glassmere neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 42129800100?
Median gross rent is $564/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129800100?
43.5% of residents in tract 42129800100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,023.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129800100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 75th, minority 71th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 42129800100 considered part of Glassmere?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129800100 fall within Glassmere (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129800100 compare to Arnold overall?
Tract 42129800100 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Arnold at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arnold; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Arnold
Top eight tracts in Arnold ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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