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Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Montgomeryville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42091200607 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 4,588 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Montgomeryville

How risky is Montgomeryville for landlords? Census tract 42091200607 scores 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 83% of renter households, a severe level, and 83% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,250 a month while the average household earns $132,656 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 1% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,619
Renter share3.7%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$132,656

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Montgomeryville
Elevated
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#170 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#3,312 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#79,998 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Montgomeryville and the region

Centroid at 40.2582, -75.2286 · click any tract to drill in

Why Montgomeryville scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,250 rent vs county FMR
7.5
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.
Montgomeryville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 200607Montgomeryville: 4.04.0Montgomeryvilleparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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)

  • 12Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2001)
  • 1Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420912006072000: 2 filings (1.27/100 renter HHs)2001: 5 filings (3.18/100 renter HHs)2002: 1 filings (0.64/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 3 filings (1.91/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (0.85/100 renter HHs)2006: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 100% 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 rent-control risk at 9.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 12 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2001.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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 42091200607

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200607?

Census tract 42091200607 in Montgomeryville scores 1.4/10 (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 42091200607?

Median gross rent is $2,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200607?

7.0% of residents in tract 42091200607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,588.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 39th, minority 46th, housing 1th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200607?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42091200607 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.57% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42091200607 compare to Montgomeryville overall?

Tract 42091200607 scores 1.4/10, 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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