Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Blue Bell Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091203205 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,062 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Blue Bell
Here is how census tract 42091203205, in Blue Bell, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,062. On the national scale it ranks #43,384 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,083 a month while the average household earns $220,972 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units753
Renter share10.9%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$220,972
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
National
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blue Bell and the region
Centroid at 40.1546, -75.2543 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blue Bell scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Blue Bell
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,083 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blue Bell
2.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blue Bell
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blue Bell
2.2
How Blue Bell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 32Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.2%Peak (2005)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blue Bell
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Blue Bell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.2% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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 42091203205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203205?
Census tract 42091203205 in Blue Bell scores 1.2/10 (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 42091203205?
Median gross rent is $2,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203205?
3.2% of residents in tract 42091203205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,062.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 68th, minority 39th, housing 4th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.43% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091203205 compare to Blue Bell overall?
Tract 42091203205 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Blue Bell at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blue Bell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Blue Bell
Top eight tracts in Blue Bell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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