Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
West Newton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42129806000 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,652
Tract 42129806000 covers West Newton in Pennsylvania. Home to 2,652 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.
31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $639 monthly, set against $47,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,311
Renter share37.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$47,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Newton and the region
Centroid at 40.2054, -79.7741 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Newton scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Newton
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$639 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Newton
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Newton
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Newton
5.2
How West Newton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 11%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 West Newton
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 West Newton, 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 50th 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 42129806000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129806000?
Census tract 42129806000 in West Newton 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 42129806000?
Median gross rent is $639/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129806000?
18.6% of residents in tract 42129806000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,652.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129806000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 58th, minority 11th, housing 38th.
Q5
How does tract 42129806000 compare to West Newton overall?
Tract 42129806000 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of West Newton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Newton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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