Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42091201004 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091201004 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,949
Eviction risk in Montgomery centers on tract 42091201004, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,949 residents. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,614 a month against an average household income of $107,207 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,527
Renter share40.3%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$107,207
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region
Centroid at 40.2298, -75.2999 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42091201004 scores 2.4
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
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,614 rent vs county FMR
9.5
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 42091201004 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 92Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2005)
- 21Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 110% 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 42091201004
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.5/10. 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 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 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 44th 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 92 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091201004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201004?
Census tract 42091201004 in Montgomery County scores 2.4/10 (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 42091201004?
Median gross rent is $2,614/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091201004?
8.8% of residents in tract 42091201004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,949.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 74th, minority 50th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201004?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091201004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.50% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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