Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42091200708 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091200708 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 6,042
Census tract 42091200708 covers Montgomery in Montgomery County, home to 6,042 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,643 a month against an average household income of $112,795 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,100
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$112,795
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region
Centroid at 40.2721, -75.3130 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42091200708 scores 1.8
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
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,643 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 42091200708 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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)
- 246Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.8%Peak (2000)
- 38Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% 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 42091200708
The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with 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 41st 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 246 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.8% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091200708
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091200708?
Census tract 42091200708 in Montgomery County scores 1.8/10 (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 42091200708?
Median gross rent is $1,643/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091200708?
2.9% of residents in tract 42091200708 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,042.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091200708?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 23th, minority 52th, housing 78th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091200708?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 246 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091200708 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.82% of renter households, peaking at 9.8% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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