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Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Willow Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42091200307 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,590 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Willow Grove

42091200307 is a census tract in Willow Grove, PA. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,590. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 8.4/10.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 31% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,086
Renter share48.4%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$78,370

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Willow Grove
Very High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#38 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
High
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,025 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Willow Grove and the region

Centroid at 40.1539, -75.1145 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willow Grove scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Willow Grove
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,685 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Willow Grove
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Willow Grove
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Willow Grove
4.1

How Willow Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Willow Grove risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 2003074.1Willow Groveparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 68Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 1.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak (2006)
  • 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42091200307
Filings climbed 25% over the past 7 months.
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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Willow Grove

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10. around a third of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Montgomery County average of 42.6%.

11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.0 points above the Montgomery County average of 4.3.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 68 filings here across 7 tracked years.

Filings peaked in 2006 at 2.2% of renter households. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Philadelphia. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,685, close to the Willow Grove average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091200307

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200307?

Census tract 42091200307 in Willow Grove scores 5.3/10 (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 42091200307?

Median gross rent is $1,685/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200307?

10.6% of residents in tract 42091200307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,590.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 72th, minority 27th, housing 81th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200307?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 68 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200307 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.41% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42091200307 compare to Willow Grove overall?

Tract 42091200307 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Willow Grove at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Willow Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 42091200307 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Willow Grove

Top eight tracts in Willow Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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