Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Hatboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42091200401 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,843
42091200401 is a census tract in Hatboro, PA. It scores 4.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,843 residents. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,512
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate8.5%
Median income$100,156
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hatboro and the region
Centroid at 40.1726, -75.1086 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hatboro scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hatboro
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.5% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,781 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hatboro
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hatboro
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hatboro
4.1
How Hatboro compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 154Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2004)
- 20Filings 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 Hatboro
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.1/10.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10. Against Montgomery County at 42.6%, 48% of renters here are cost-burdened. Court records carry 154 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
It sits 0.6 points above the Montgomery County average of 4.3. The worst year on record was 2004, when 4.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.5% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Average gross rent is $1,781, close to the Hatboro average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $100,156. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091200401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200401?
Census tract 42091200401 in Hatboro scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 42091200401?
Median gross rent is $1,781/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200401?
8.5% of residents in tract 42091200401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,843.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 45th, minority 41th, housing 51th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 154 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.46% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091200401 compare to Hatboro overall?
Tract 42091200401 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Hatboro at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hatboro; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hatboro
Top eight tracts in Hatboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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