Census Tract · Ranked #56,884 of 84,120 nationally

Lower Burrell Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42129801100 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 5,235

Lower Burrell anchors census tract 42129801100, which lands at 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,059 a month while the average household earns $82,764 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 11% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units2,289

Renter share15.8%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$82,764

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lower Burrell and the region

Centroid at 40.5981, -79.7079 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lower Burrell scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,059 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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: 13

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

8%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
2%Racial/ethnic minority
53%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lower Burrell

What moves this score most is 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 riskier side for landlords.

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 42129801100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129801100?

Census tract 42129801100 in Lower Burrell scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42129801100?

Median gross rent is $1,059/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42129801100?

8.9% of residents in tract 42129801100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,235.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42129801100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 13th, minority 2th, housing 53th.

How does tract 42129801100 compare to Lower Burrell overall?

Tract 42129801100 scores 3.8/10, right in line with 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.