Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,002 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129804501 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129804501 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 5,307
In Westmoreland in Westmoreland County, census tract 42129804501 scores 4.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,115 a month against an average household income of $94,120 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,130
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$94,120
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.2551, -79.5425 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129804501 scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42129804501 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129804501
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 42129804501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804501?
Census tract 42129804501 in Westmoreland County scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 42129804501?
Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129804501?
3.0% of residents in tract 42129804501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,307.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129804501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 27th, minority 4th, housing 47th.
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