Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Norristown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42091203901 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,390
Census tract 42091203901 covers Norristown, home to 3,390 residents. For landlords it grades 6.1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,145 a month against an average household income of $66,454 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,072
Renter share65.0%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$66,454
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norristown and the region
Centroid at 40.1179, -75.3409 · click any tract to drill in
Why Norristown scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,145 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 529Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.3%Peak (2005)
- 66Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 23% 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 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 92nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 529 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.3% of renter households in 2005.
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 42091203901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203901?
Census tract 42091203901 in Norristown scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 42091203901?
Median gross rent is $1,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203901?
8.1% of residents in tract 42091203901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,390.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 67th, minority 92th, housing 86th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 529 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.89% of renter households, peaking at 15.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091203901 compare to Norristown overall?
Tract 42091203901 scores 4.6/10, 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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42091203601
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Norriton
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42091203902
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42091203500
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
East Norriton
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Norriton
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091203602
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091203801
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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