Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Buena Vista Eviction Risk: Lower , Manor
Tract 42129802900 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 5,841 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
42129802900 is a census tract in the Buena Vista area of Manor, PA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,841 residents. 11% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Westmoreland County average of 34.0%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,280
Renter share4.9%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$123,059
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Manor and the region
Centroid at 40.3383, -79.6739 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buena Vista scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Manor
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$984 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Manor
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Manor
1.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Manor
3.2
How Buena Vista compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buena Vista
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.8/10.
Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. It sits 1.1 points below the Westmoreland County average of 4.1. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 5% 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. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.1/10.
Rent consumes only 10% of average household income of $123,059, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $984, close to the Manor average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129802900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129802900?
Census tract 42129802900 in the Buena Vista neighborhood 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 42129802900?
Median gross rent is $984/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129802900?
3.2% of residents in tract 42129802900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,841.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129802900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 8th, minority 19th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 42129802900 considered part of Buena Vista?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129802900 fall within Buena Vista (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129802900 compare to Manor overall?
Tract 42129802900 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Manor at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Manor; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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