Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 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 covers part of the Ludwick area of Greensburg, PA, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,830 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
5.7
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
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greensburg and the region
Centroid at 40.3004, -79.5463 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ludwick scores 5.7
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
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
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, 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.
41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Westmoreland County average of 34.0%. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10. At $728 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Greensburg commands.
Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $54,000, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129804100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804100?
Census tract 42129804100 in the Ludwick neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 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 5.7/10, 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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