Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129804703 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42129804703 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,244
Eviction risk in Westmoreland in Westmoreland County centers on tract 42129804703, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,244 residents. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 76% of renter households, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,094 monthly, set against $100,610 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units807
Renter share6.8%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$100,610
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.2821, -79.5768 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129804703 scores 2.8
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
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,094 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 42129804703 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129804703
What moves this score most 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 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 22nd 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 42129804703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804703?
Census tract 42129804703 in Westmoreland County scores 2.8/10 (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 42129804703?
Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129804703?
2.8% of residents in tract 42129804703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,244.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129804703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 55th, minority 5th, housing 52th.
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