Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Pottstown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42091208901 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,725
Pottstown anchors census tract 42091208901, which lands at 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,347 monthly, set against $58,485 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,632
Renter share40.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$58,485
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pottstown and the region
Centroid at 40.2579, -75.6528 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pottstown scores 5.4
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
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,347 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 265Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.8%Peak (2004)
- 42Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 score leans hardest on 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 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 61st 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 265 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 2004.
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 42091208901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091208901?
Census tract 42091208901 in Pottstown scores 5.4/10 (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 42091208901?
Median gross rent is $1,347/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091208901?
16.7% of residents in tract 42091208901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,725.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091208901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 70th, minority 50th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091208901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 265 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091208901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.42% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091208901 compare to Pottstown overall?
Tract 42091208901 scores 5.4/10, 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
42091208802
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42091208903
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091208801
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
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