Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
West Leechburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129801300 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 4,327 · 38% of tract blocks fall in West Leechburg
Tract 42129801300 covers West Leechburg in Pennsylvania. Home to 4,327 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $654 monthly, set against $73,511 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,790
Renter share21.5%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$73,511
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Leechburg and the region
Centroid at 40.6394, -79.6363 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Leechburg scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Leechburg
3.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$654 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Leechburg
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Leechburg
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Leechburg
5.0
How West Leechburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Leechburg
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 West Leechburg, 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 26th 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 42129801300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129801300?
Census tract 42129801300 in West Leechburg scores 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 42129801300?
Median gross rent is $654/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129801300?
12.0% of residents in tract 42129801300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,327.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129801300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 39th, minority 10th, housing 41th.
Q5
How does tract 42129801300 compare to West Leechburg overall?
Tract 42129801300 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of West Leechburg at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Leechburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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