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Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42091200703 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42091200703 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 4,475

Here is how census tract 42091200703, in Montgomery, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,475. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a high level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,804 a month against an average household income of $118,938 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 15% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,683
Renter share21.3%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$118,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#125 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Moderate
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#3,135 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region

Centroid at 40.2727, -75.2647 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42091200703 scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,804 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 42091200703 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42091200703 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 200703County: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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)

  • 88Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.5%Peak (2006)
  • 34Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420912007032000: 5 filings (1.38/100 renter HHs)2001: 5 filings (1.38/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (0.55/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (1.38/100 renter HHs)2004: 17 filings (4.68/100 renter HHs)2005: 20 filings (7.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 34 filings (13.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 580% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42091200703

What moves this score most 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 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 below the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 88 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.5% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091200703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200703?

Census tract 42091200703 in Montgomery County scores 1.7/10 (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 42091200703?

Median gross rent is $1,804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200703?

2.4% of residents in tract 42091200703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,475.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 45th, minority 42th, housing 26th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200703?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 88 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.40% of renter households, peaking at 13.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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