Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #56,884 of 84,120 nationally
Greensburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129803901 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,171
For landlords sizing up Greensburg, census tract 42129803901 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. It lands near the 41st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $813 a month against an average household income of $83,163 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,452
Renter share30.9%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$83,163
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greensburg and the region
Centroid at 40.3278, -79.5400 · click any tract to drill in
Why Greensburg scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Greensburg
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$813 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greensburg
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greensburg
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greensburg
6.2
How Greensburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Greensburg
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Greensburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 29th 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 42129803901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129803901?
Census tract 42129803901 in Greensburg scores 3.8/10 (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 42129803901?
Median gross rent is $813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129803901?
7.3% of residents in tract 42129803901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,171.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129803901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 30th, minority 5th, housing 83th.
Q5
How does tract 42129803901 compare to Greensburg overall?
Tract 42129803901 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Greensburg at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greensburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Greensburg
Top eight tracts in Greensburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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