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Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Lansdale Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42091200901 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,001

With a score of 5.3/10, tract 42091200901 in Lansdale, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,001 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 20% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,650
Renter share32.8%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$90,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Lansdale
Moderate
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#39 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
High
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,025 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansdale and the region

Centroid at 40.2488, -75.2795 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lansdale scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lansdale
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,248 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lansdale
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lansdale
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lansdale
5.5

How Lansdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lansdale risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 2009014.5Lansdaleparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 170Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak (2000)
  • 25Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42091200901
Filings dropped 26% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lansdale

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10. Against the Montgomery County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 170 filings here across 7 tracked years. At $1,248 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Lansdale commands.

Filings peaked in 2000 at 5.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $90,000, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091200901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200901?

Census tract 42091200901 in Lansdale scores 5.3/10 (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 42091200901?

Median gross rent is $1,248/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200901?

9.2% of residents in tract 42091200901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,001.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 94th, minority 59th, housing 81th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 170 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.99% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42091200901 compare to Lansdale overall?

Tract 42091200901 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lansdale at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lansdale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lansdale

Top eight tracts in Lansdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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