Within county
87
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42129804705 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129804705 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 1,082
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 42129804705 in Westmoreland ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,082 residents. On the national scale it ranks #55,384 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
17% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $339 a month while the average household earns $14,292 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 83%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units137
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate43.3%
Median income$14,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westmoreland County and the region
Centroid at 40.2702, -79.5615 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42129804705 scores 5.5
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
43.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$339 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 42129804705 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42129804705
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129804705
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129804705?
Census tract 42129804705 in Westmoreland County scores 5.5/10 (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 42129804705?
Median gross rent is $339/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129804705?
43.3% of residents in tract 42129804705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,082.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129804705?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 22th, minority 25th, housing 79th.
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