Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Shawtown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129803100 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,859 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 42129803100 belongs to the Shawtown neighborhood of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,859 residents and scores 3.9/10, a lower reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 10% of US census tracts.
15% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,047 a month against an average household income of $78,940 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,824
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$78,940
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.3364, -79.7064 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shawtown scores 3.2
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
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,047 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Shawtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shawtown
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 10th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129803100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129803100?
Census tract 42129803100 in the Shawtown neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 42129803100?
Median gross rent is $1,047/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129803100?
4.2% of residents in tract 42129803100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,859.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129803100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 22th, minority 9th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 42129803100 considered part of Shawtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129803100 fall within Shawtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
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