Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Ludwick Eviction Risk: Moderate , Greensburg
Tract 42129803902 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,819 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 42129803902 covers part of the Ludwick area of Greensburg, PA, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs 56% here against 34.0% across Westmoreland County.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,497
Renter share53.5%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$59,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greensburg and the region
Centroid at 40.3121, -79.5486 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ludwick scores 5.7
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
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$804 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Ludwick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ludwick. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ludwick
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
It sits 1.6 points above the Westmoreland County average of 4.1. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $59,591, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Average gross rent is $804, close to the Greensburg average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129803902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129803902?
Census tract 42129803902 in the Ludwick neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 42129803902?
Median gross rent is $804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129803902?
18.2% of residents in tract 42129803902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,819.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129803902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 53th, minority 12th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 42129803902 considered part of Ludwick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129803902 fall within Ludwick (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129803902 compare to Greensburg overall?
Tract 42129803902 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Greensburg at 4.4/10. 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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