Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Ludwick Eviction Risk: Moderate , Greensburg
Tract 42129804200 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,684 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 42129804200 covers part of the Ludwick area of Greensburg, PA, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,833
Renter share39.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$71,964
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greensburg and the region
Centroid at 40.2970, -79.5335 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ludwick scores 4.9
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
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$938 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ludwick. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ludwick
Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.3/10.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10. Against the Westmoreland County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. At $938 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of Greensburg commands.
On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10.
Against average income of $71,964, annual rent is just 16%. 38% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129804200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804200?
Census tract 42129804200 in the Ludwick neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 42129804200?
Median gross rent is $938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129804200?
13.6% of residents in tract 42129804200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,684.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129804200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 29th, minority 7th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 42129804200 considered part of Ludwick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129804200 fall within Ludwick (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129804200 compare to Greensburg overall?
Tract 42129804200 scores 4.9/10, 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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