Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Souderton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091207201 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,498
How risky is Souderton for landlords? Census tract 42091207201 scores 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 79th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,206 monthly, set against $90,035 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units973
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$90,035
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Souderton and the region
Centroid at 40.3064, -75.3242 · click any tract to drill in
Why Souderton scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Souderton
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Souderton
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Souderton
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Souderton
6.1
How Souderton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 94Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2005)
- 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Souderton
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Souderton, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 94 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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.
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 42091207201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091207201?
Census tract 42091207201 in Souderton scores 3.8/10 (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 42091207201?
Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091207201?
15.9% of residents in tract 42091207201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,498.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091207201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 65th, minority 37th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091207201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 94 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091207201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.78% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091207201 compare to Souderton overall?
Tract 42091207201 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Souderton at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Souderton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Souderton
Top eight tracts in Souderton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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