Within neighborhood
17
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,438 of 84,120 nationally
Ludwick Eviction Risk: Moderate , Greensburg
Tract 42129804300 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,012 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Ludwick area of Greensburg is where census tract 42129804300 sits, home to 2,012 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $927 a month against an average household income of $63,125 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,005
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$63,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greensburg and the region
Centroid at 40.2919, -79.5478 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ludwick scores 4
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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$927 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greensburg
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greensburg
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greensburg
3.7
How Ludwick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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 8.5/10. 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 about the same as 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 21st 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 42129804300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804300?
Census tract 42129804300 in the Ludwick neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 42129804300?
Median gross rent is $927/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129804300?
7.2% of residents in tract 42129804300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,012.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129804300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 39th, minority 14th, housing 10th.
Q5
Is tract 42129804300 considered part of Ludwick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129804300 fall within Ludwick (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129804300 compare to Greensburg overall?
Tract 42129804300 scores 4/10, 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.
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