Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129801200 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129801200 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 5,708
Here is how census tract 42129801200, in Westmoreland in Westmoreland County, looks to a landlord: a 4.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,708. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $917 a month while the average household earns $81,052 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,455
Renter share9.1%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$81,052
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.6055, -79.6388 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129801200 scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$917 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42129801200 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129801200
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 15th 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 42129801200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129801200?
Census tract 42129801200 in Westmoreland County scores 3.3/10 (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 42129801200?
Median gross rent is $917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129801200?
6.1% of residents in tract 42129801200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,708.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129801200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 13th, minority 4th, housing 37th.
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