Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Montgomeryville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091200603 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,755
Tract 42091200603 covers Montgomeryville in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania. Home to 3,755 residents, it scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.
71% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,000 a month against an average household income of $153,769 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,392
Renter share5.9%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$153,769
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
National
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montgomeryville and the region
Centroid at 40.2609, -75.2445 · click any tract to drill in
Why Montgomeryville scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Montgomeryville
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,000 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Montgomeryville
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Montgomeryville
2.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Montgomeryville
6.1
How Montgomeryville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 18Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.8%Peak (2005)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Montgomeryville
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Montgomeryville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 18 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091200603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200603?
Census tract 42091200603 in Montgomeryville 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 42091200603?
Median gross rent is $3,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200603?
2.7% of residents in tract 42091200603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,755.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 33th, minority 47th, housing 23th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 18 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.94% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091200603 compare to Montgomeryville overall?
Tract 42091200603 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Montgomeryville at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Montgomeryville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Montgomeryville
Top eight tracts in Montgomeryville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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