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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Roslyn Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42091201706 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,723 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Roslyn

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42091201706 (Roslyn, Pennsylvania) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,404 a month against an average household income of $107,857 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,052
Renter share20.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$107,857

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Roslyn
Moderate
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#76 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#2,700 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Roslyn and the region

Centroid at 40.1132, -75.1385 · click any tract to drill in

Why Roslyn scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Roslyn
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,404 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roslyn
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roslyn
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roslyn
3.6

How Roslyn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Roslyn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 201706Roslyn: 4.04.0Roslynparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 181Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 5.82%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak (2006)
  • 36Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420912017062000: 28 filings (6.42/100 renter HHs)2001: 28 filings (6.42/100 renter HHs)2002: 29 filings (6.65/100 renter HHs)2003: 14 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2004: 19 filings (4.36/100 renter HHs)2005: 27 filings (5.87/100 renter HHs)2006: 36 filings (7.83/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 29% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Roslyn

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 4.2/10. 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 Roslyn, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 181 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091201706

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201706?

Census tract 42091201706 in Roslyn scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 42091201706?

Median gross rent is $1,404/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091201706?

12.9% of residents in tract 42091201706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,723.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201706?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 50th, minority 50th, housing 26th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201706?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 181 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091201706 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.82% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42091201706 compare to Roslyn overall?

Tract 42091201706 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Roslyn at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roslyn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 42091201706 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Roslyn

Top eight tracts in Roslyn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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