Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Herminie Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129805000 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 3,398 · 29% of tract blocks fall in Herminie
Herminie in Westmoreland County anchors census tract 42129805000, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,038 a month against an average household income of $72,264 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,428
Renter share14.6%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$72,264
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Herminie and the region
Centroid at 40.2436, -79.7046 · click any tract to drill in
Why Herminie scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Herminie
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,038 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Herminie
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Herminie
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Herminie
8.9
How Herminie 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.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Herminie
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 8.9/10. 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 Herminie, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Westmoreland County average of 4.7 and in line with 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 42129805000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129805000?
Census tract 42129805000 in Herminie scores 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 42129805000?
Median gross rent is $1,038/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129805000?
15.2% of residents in tract 42129805000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,398.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129805000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 44th, minority 9th, housing 38th.
Q5
How does tract 42129805000 compare to Herminie overall?
Tract 42129805000 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Herminie at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Herminie; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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