1 census tracts · pop 3,101 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Belmont Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Bala Cynwyd, PA, population 3,101. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 47%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Bala Cynwyd baseline of 29.2%, 76% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,420, 25% below the Bala Cynwyd average of $1,886.
The filing record is not thin: 29 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 5.5% of renter households. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 3.1% in 2006, is well off that peak.
Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Pencoyd and College Park score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 10% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Belmont Hills vs Bala CynwydHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Belmont Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
29Total filings (sum)
3.69%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak year (2004)
3.08%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Belmont Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belmont Hills?
Belmont Hills scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 Belmont Hills compare to Bala Cynwyd overall?
Belmont Hills scores 0.9 points lower than Bala Cynwyd overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 76% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,420 vs $1,886.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belmont Hills?
Average gross rent in Belmont Hills is $1,420/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belmont Hills residents are renters?
7% of Belmont Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Bala Cynwyd). The neighborhood has 3,101 residents.
Q5
Is Belmont Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Belmont Hills sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Belmont Hills for landlords?
Belmont Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 Bala Cynwyd as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Belmont Hills?
Belmont Hills has 3,154 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Other / Multiracial (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
