Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Spring House Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091201203 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,746 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Spring House
How risky is Spring House in Montgomery County for landlords? Census tract 42091201203 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #15,199 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 77% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,957 a month while the average household earns $179,351 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,456
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$179,351
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
National
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spring House and the region
Centroid at 40.1846, -75.2162 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring House scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spring House
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,957 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spring House
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spring House
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spring House
6.3
How Spring House compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 3Total filings over 2 yrs
- 0.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.5%Peak (2003)
- 2Filings in 2003 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spring House
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Spring House, 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 47th 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 3 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 0.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.5% of renter households in 2003.
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 42091201203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201203?
Census tract 42091201203 in Spring House scores 1.1/10 (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 42091201203?
Median gross rent is $2,957/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091201203?
3.7% of residents in tract 42091201203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,746.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 84th, minority 42th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 42091201203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.37% of renter households, peaking at 0.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091201203 compare to Spring House overall?
Tract 42091201203 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Spring House at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spring House; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Spring House
Top eight tracts in Spring House ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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