5 census tracts · pop 15,701 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.7–7.3
East Norriton is a 5-tract suburb of Norristown, PA and houses 15,701 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.7 to 7.3, a 3.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Court records carry 386 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. 38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Norristown rate of 33.5%.
Average gross rent is $1,618, 14% above the Norristown average of $1,422. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 10.8% of renter households. Judgments average 1.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Against average income of $98,387, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
East Norriton vs NorristownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Norriton
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
386Total filings (sum)
3.98%Avg annual filing rate
10.8%Peak year (2006)
6.73%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About East Norriton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Norriton?
East Norriton scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does East Norriton compare to Norristown overall?
East Norriton scores 1.2 points lower than Norristown overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,618 vs $1,422.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Norriton?
Average gross rent in East Norriton is $1,618/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Norriton residents are renters?
30% of East Norriton households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Norristown). The neighborhood has 15,701 residents.
Q5
Is East Norriton a high social-vulnerability area?
East Norriton sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in East Norriton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Norriton is census tract 42091203701 (score 7.3/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 7.3, a spread of 3.6 points.
Q7
How safe is East Norriton for landlords?
East Norriton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Norristown as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Norriton?
East Norriton has 15,745 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
