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Census Tract · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

Schwenksville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42091206600 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 1,366

Census tract 42091206600 covers part of Schwenksville, PA, and scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.2/10.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 18% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units628
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$70,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Schwenksville
Moderate
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
High
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#902 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#23,808 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Schwenksville and the region

Centroid at 40.2579, -75.4657 · click any tract to drill in

Why Schwenksville scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Schwenksville
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,121 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Schwenksville
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Schwenksville
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Schwenksville
5.7

How Schwenksville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Schwenksville risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 2066004.4Schwenksvilleparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

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)

  • 69Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2005)
  • 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42091206600
Filings climbed 63% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Schwenksville

The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.

Against the Montgomery County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.4/10.

49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Montgomery County average of 42.6%. Court records carry 69 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2005 at 4.6% of renter households.

In a typical year about 3.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,121, close to the Schwenksville average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091206600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091206600?

Census tract 42091206600 in Schwenksville scores 5.5/10 (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 42091206600?

Median gross rent is $1,121/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091206600?

9.7% of residents in tract 42091206600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,366.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091206600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 44th, minority 21th, housing 91th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091206600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091206600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.20% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42091206600 compare to Schwenksville overall?

Tract 42091206600 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Schwenksville at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Schwenksville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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