West Norriton Eviction Risk: Elevated , Norristown

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. 17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Montgomery County average of 42.6%. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,651, 16% above the Norristown average.

Court records carry 492 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2005 at 13.9% of renter households.

In a typical year about 13.2% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.7 points hotter.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.