Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Valley View Eviction Risk: Moderate , New Kensington
Tract 42129800800 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 1,638 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 42129800800 covers part of the Valley View area of New Kensington, PA, and scores 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,638. 55% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units774
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$82,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Kensington and the region
Centroid at 40.5571, -79.7520 · click any tract to drill in
Why Valley View scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Kensington
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$954 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Kensington
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Kensington
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Kensington
6.3
How Valley View compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Valley View. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Valley View
Cost burden runs around two-thirds here against 34.0% across Westmoreland County. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. At $954 a month, rents run 27% over what the rest of New Kensington commands.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.2/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.5/10. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 9% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 1.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $82,313, annual rent is just 14%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Westmoreland County average of 4.1 closely.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129800800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129800800?
Census tract 42129800800 in the Valley View neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 42129800800?
Median gross rent is $954/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129800800?
8.9% of residents in tract 42129800800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,638.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129800800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 21th, minority 16th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 42129800800 considered part of Valley View?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129800800 fall within Valley View (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129800800 compare to New Kensington overall?
Tract 42129800800 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of New Kensington at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Kensington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Kensington
Top eight tracts in New Kensington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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