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Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Norristown Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 42091203601 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,636

Norristown is where census tract 42091203601 sits, home to 2,636 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #4,089 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,106 monthly, set against $32,468 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 20% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,014
Renter share53.6%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate37.6%
Median income$32,468

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Norristown
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#197 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
National
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#6,289 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norristown and the region

Centroid at 40.1227, -75.3377 · click any tract to drill in

Why Norristown scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Norristown
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
37.6% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$1,106 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norristown
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norristown
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norristown
7.7

How Norristown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Norristown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 203601Norristown: 4.14.1Norristownparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 509Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 13.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.9%Peak (2006)
  • 87Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420912036012000: 65 filings (12.01/100 renter HHs)2001: 75 filings (13.86/100 renter HHs)2002: 65 filings (12.01/100 renter HHs)2003: 69 filings (12.75/100 renter HHs)2004: 69 filings (12.75/100 renter HHs)2005: 79 filings (14.44/100 renter HHs)2006: 87 filings (15.90/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 34% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Norristown

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Norristown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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 509 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 13.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.9% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 42091203601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203601?

Census tract 42091203601 in Norristown scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 42091203601?

Median gross rent is $1,106/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203601?

37.6% of residents in tract 42091203601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,636.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 85th, minority 89th, housing 77th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 509 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.39% of renter households, peaking at 15.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42091203601 compare to Norristown overall?

Tract 42091203601 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Norristown at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norristown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Norristown

Top eight tracts in Norristown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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