Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Pottstown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42091208903 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,944
Pottstown is where census tract 42091208903 sits, home to 2,944 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #10,110 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,154 monthly, set against $60,769 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,096
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate17.8%
Median income$60,769
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 40.2476, -75.6274 · 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
17.8% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,154 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 58%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)
- 202Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.5%Peak (2002)
- 21Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% 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 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 White and Black and ranks around the 67th 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 202 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.5% of renter households in 2002.
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 42091208903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091208903?
Census tract 42091208903 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 42091208903?
Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091208903?
17.8% of residents in tract 42091208903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,944.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091208903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 51th, minority 58th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091208903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 202 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091208903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.72% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091208903 compare to Pottstown overall?
Tract 42091208903 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
42091208801
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
42091208901
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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