Within county
78
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42091200306 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091200306 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,801
Eviction risk in Montgomery in Montgomery County centers on tract 42091200306, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,801 residents. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,326 monthly, set against $85,367 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,528
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$85,367
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region
Centroid at 40.1663, -75.0844 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42091200306 scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,326 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42091200306 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 143Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak (2005)
- 14Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42091200306
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 143 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091200306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200306?
Census tract 42091200306 in Montgomery County scores 2.6/10 (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 42091200306?
Median gross rent is $1,326/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200306?
6.8% of residents in tract 42091200306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,801.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 84th, minority 35th, housing 17th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200306?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 143 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200306 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.72% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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