Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Ambler Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091201301 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,770
Ambler is where census tract 42091201301 sits, home to 3,770 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,414 a month against an average household income of $90,463 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,396
Renter share48.0%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$90,463
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ambler and the region
Centroid at 40.1598, -75.2205 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ambler scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ambler
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,414 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ambler
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ambler
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ambler
4.8
How Ambler compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 181Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.3%Peak (2006)
- 40Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 82% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ambler
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 inherited from Ambler, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 181 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091201301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201301?
Census tract 42091201301 in Ambler scores 2.3/10 (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 42091201301?
Median gross rent is $1,414/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091201301?
4.7% of residents in tract 42091201301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,770.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 52th, minority 49th, housing 63th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 181 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091201301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.43% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091201301 compare to Ambler overall?
Tract 42091201301 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Ambler at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ambler; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ambler
Top eight tracts in Ambler ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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