Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #59,085 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129803800 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129803800 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 5,871
Tract 42129803800, home to 5,871 residents in Westmoreland in Westmoreland County, scores 4.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $749 a month against an average household income of $83,477 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,502
Renter share16.5%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$83,477
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.3348, -79.5217 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129803800 scores 3.7
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
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$749 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 42129803800 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129803800
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 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th 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 42129803800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129803800?
Census tract 42129803800 in Westmoreland County scores 3.7/10 (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 42129803800?
Median gross rent is $749/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129803800?
7.6% of residents in tract 42129803800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,871.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129803800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 9th, minority 13th, housing 63th.
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