1 census tracts · pop 3,486 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Fords Edge is a one-tract neighborhood of Spring City, PA and houses 3,486 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for about one in five of renter households.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.4/10. Court records for this tract carry 237 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2000 at 7.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.5% in 2006 against a 7.3% peak. Average gross rent is $985, 8% below the Spring City average of $1,070.
Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fords Edge vs Spring CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fords Edge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
237Total filings (sum)
5.35%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak year (2000)
5.54%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Fords Edge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fords Edge?
Fords Edge scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fords Edge compare to Spring City overall?
Fords Edge scores 1.4 points higher than Spring City overall (4/10). Renters spend 21% of income on rent vs 22% citywide. Average rent: $985 vs $1,070.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fords Edge?
Average gross rent in Fords Edge is $985/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fords Edge residents are renters?
45% of Fords Edge households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Spring City). The neighborhood has 3,486 residents.
Q5
Is Fords Edge a high social-vulnerability area?
Fords Edge sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Fords Edge for landlords?
Fords Edge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Spring City as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fords Edge?
Fords Edge has 3,551 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
