Within county
82
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42091200301 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091200301 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 6,770
Here is how census tract 42091200301, in Montgomery, looks to a landlord: a 5.1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,770. It lands near the 41st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,518 a month while the average household earns $81,953 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,769
Renter share60.1%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$81,953
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region
Centroid at 40.1675, -75.1227 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42091200301 scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,518 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42091200301 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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)
- 862Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2006)
- 158Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 70% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42091200301
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 862 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.7% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091200301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200301?
Census tract 42091200301 in Montgomery County scores 2.8/10 (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 42091200301?
Median gross rent is $1,518/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200301?
7.9% of residents in tract 42091200301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,770.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 8th, minority 41th, housing 46th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 862 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.02% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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