Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,954 of 84,120 nationally
Ludwick Eviction Risk: Moderate , Greensburg
Tract 42129804100 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,830 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 42129804100 runs through the Ludwick area of Greensburg. With 2,830 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $728 a month against an average household income of $54,000 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,364
Renter share61.2%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate17.7%
Median income$54,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greensburg and the region
Centroid at 40.3004, -79.5463 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ludwick scores 5.1
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
17.7% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$728 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ludwick. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ludwick
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 in line with 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 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129804100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804100?
Census tract 42129804100 in the Ludwick neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 42129804100?
Median gross rent is $728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129804100?
17.7% of residents in tract 42129804100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,830.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129804100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 22th, minority 27th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 42129804100 considered part of Ludwick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129804100 fall within Ludwick (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129804100 compare to Greensburg overall?
Tract 42129804100 scores 5.1/10, higher than 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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