Census Tract · Ranked #50,261 of 84,120 nationally

Laurel Mountain Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42129808402 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 4,473 · 4% of tract blocks fall in Laurel Mountain

Census tract 42129808402 sits in Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #65,464 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,035 a month while the average household earns $70,660 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units2,065

Renter share15.8%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate9.6%

Median income$70,660

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Laurel Mountain and the region

Centroid at 40.2584, -79.1952 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurel Mountain scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Laurel Mountain

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.6

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

9.6% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,035 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Laurel Mountain

2.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Laurel Mountain

2.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Laurel Mountain

2.6

How Laurel Mountain compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

16%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
3%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Laurel Mountain

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 3.2/10. 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 Laurel Mountain, 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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 42129808402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129808402?

Census tract 42129808402 in Laurel Mountain scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42129808402?

Median gross rent is $1,035/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42129808402?

9.6% of residents in tract 42129808402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,473.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42129808402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 7th, minority 3th, housing 24th.

How does tract 42129808402 compare to Laurel Mountain overall?

Tract 42129808402 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Laurel Mountain at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurel Mountain; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.