Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Pottstown Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42091208802 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,221
Census tract 42091208802 sits in Pottstown eviction risk in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 94% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,264 monthly, set against $41,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,435
Renter share55.1%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate29.8%
Median income$41,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pottstown and the region
Centroid at 40.2399, -75.6274 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pottstown scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pottstown
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
29.8% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,264 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pottstown
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pottstown
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pottstown
8.3
How Pottstown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 247Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.0%Peak (2006)
- 46Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 18% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pottstown
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Pottstown 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 247 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.0% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 42091208802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091208802?
Census tract 42091208802 in Pottstown scores 6.6/10 (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 42091208802?
Median gross rent is $1,264/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091208802?
29.8% of residents in tract 42091208802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,221.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091208802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 46th, minority 53th, housing 53th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091208802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 247 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091208802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.54% of renter households, peaking at 11.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091208802 compare to Pottstown overall?
Tract 42091208802 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Pottstown at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pottstown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pottstown
Top eight tracts in Pottstown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · PA
42091208904
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42091208801
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091208901
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091208903
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091209000
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091208905
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091208906
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Related