Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
West Norriton Eviction Risk: Lower , Norristown
Tract 42091203403 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,139 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 42091203403 covers West Norriton in Norristown in Pennsylvania. Home to 3,139 residents, it scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,460 a month against an average household income of $79,728 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$79,728
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norristown and the region
Centroid at 40.1221, -75.3749 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Norriton scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Norristown
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,460 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norristown
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norristown
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norristown
5.0
How West Norriton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 171Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.8%Peak (2003)
- 28Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Norriton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Norriton
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 inherited from Norristown eviction risk, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 171 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091203403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203403?
Census tract 42091203403 in the West Norriton neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 42091203403?
Median gross rent is $1,460/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203403?
7.5% of residents in tract 42091203403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,139.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 31th, minority 40th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 42091203403 considered part of West Norriton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091203403 fall within West Norriton (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 171 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.37% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091203403 compare to Norristown overall?
Tract 42091203403 scores 2.8/10, lower 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.
Related