Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Souderton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091207202 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 4,671
Census tract 42091207202 sits in Souderton, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,278 a month against an average household income of $82,857 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,822
Renter share44.3%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$82,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Souderton and the region
Centroid at 40.3132, -75.3215 · click any tract to drill in
Why Souderton scores 3.5
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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,278 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 130Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2000)
- 18Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% 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
What moves this score most is 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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 130 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2000.
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 42091207202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091207202?
Census tract 42091207202 in Souderton scores 3.5/10 (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 42091207202?
Median gross rent is $1,278/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091207202?
8.2% of residents in tract 42091207202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,671.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091207202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 67th, minority 38th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091207202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 130 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091207202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.75% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091207202 compare to Souderton overall?
Tract 42091207202 scores 3.5/10, lower than 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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