Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Blue Bell Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091203208 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,726
Tract 42091203208, home to 2,726 residents in Blue Bell in Montgomery County, scores 4.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
21% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,288 monthly, set against $153,594 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,205
Renter share11.5%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$153,594
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
National
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blue Bell and the region
Centroid at 40.1370, -75.2636 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blue Bell scores 1.1
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
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,288 rent vs county FMR
7.7
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: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 62Total filings over 6 yrs
- 6.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.3%Peak (2005)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blue Bell
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.7/10. 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 below the Montgomery County average of 5.4 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 5th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 6.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.3% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091203208
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203208?
Census tract 42091203208 in Blue Bell scores 1.1/10 (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 42091203208?
Median gross rent is $2,288/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203208?
3.4% of residents in tract 42091203208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,726.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203208?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 30th, minority 23th, housing 9th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203208?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42091203208 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.68% of renter households, peaking at 19.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091203208 compare to Blue Bell overall?
Tract 42091203208 scores 1.1/10, 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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