Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Morton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42045407700 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,759
For landlords sizing up Morton, census tract 42045407700 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,324 a month while the average household earns $54,881 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,250
Renter share43.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$54,881
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morton and the region
Centroid at 39.9116, -75.3268 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morton scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Morton
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,324 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Morton
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Morton
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Morton
6.6
How Morton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 152Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2005)
- 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morton
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.7/10. 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 Morton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Delaware County average of 5.9 and above 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 60th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 152 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.7% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045407700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045407700?
Census tract 42045407700 in Morton scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 42045407700?
Median gross rent is $1,324/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045407700?
8.1% of residents in tract 42045407700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,759.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045407700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 58th, minority 50th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045407700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 152 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045407700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.28% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42045407700 compare to Morton overall?
Tract 42045407700 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Morton at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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