Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,283 of 84,120 nationally
Lower Burrell Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129801001 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 4,215
Census tract 42129801001 covers Lower Burrell in Westmoreland County, home to 4,215 residents. For landlords it grades 4.5/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 22% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $975 monthly, set against $89,306 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,804
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$89,306
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lower Burrell and the region
Centroid at 40.5851, -79.7277 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lower Burrell scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lower Burrell
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$975 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lower Burrell
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lower Burrell
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lower Burrell
4.8
How Lower Burrell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lower Burrell
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 5.3/10. 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 Lower Burrell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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 42129801001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129801001?
Census tract 42129801001 in Lower Burrell scores 3.4/10 (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 42129801001?
Median gross rent is $975/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129801001?
5.7% of residents in tract 42129801001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,215.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129801001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 22th, minority 3th, housing 23th.
Q5
How does tract 42129801001 compare to Lower Burrell overall?
Tract 42129801001 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Lower Burrell at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lower Burrell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lower Burrell
Top eight tracts in Lower Burrell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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