Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
Pottstown Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42091208904 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,486
With a score of 6.9/10, tract 42091208904 in Pottstown ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,486 residents. On the national scale it ranks #6,210 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 71% of renter households, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,034 a month against an average household income of $32,286 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,382
Renter share70.6%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate28.2%
Median income$32,286
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pottstown and the region
Centroid at 40.2474, -75.6485 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pottstown scores 6.7
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
28.2% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,034 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 850Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.6%Peak (2000)
- 129Filings 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 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 850 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.6% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 42091208904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091208904?
Census tract 42091208904 in Pottstown scores 6.7/10 (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 42091208904?
Median gross rent is $1,034/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091208904?
28.2% of residents in tract 42091208904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,486.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091208904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 94th, minority 76th, housing 81th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091208904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 850 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091208904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.46% of renter households, peaking at 14.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091208904 compare to Pottstown overall?
Tract 42091208904 scores 6.7/10, 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
42091208802
6.6
/ 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
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