Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42091201408 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091201408 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 4,559
Census tract 42091201408 sits in Montgomery, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,736 monthly, set against $201,932 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,780
Renter share15.3%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$201,932
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region
Centroid at 40.1555, -75.1611 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42091201408 scores 1.4
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
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,736 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 42091201408 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 17Total filings over 5 yrs
- 6.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.0%Peak (2000)
- 1Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% 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 42091201408
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 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 17 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.0% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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 42091201408
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201408?
Census tract 42091201408 in Montgomery County scores 1.4/10 (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 42091201408?
Median gross rent is $2,736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091201408?
1.3% of residents in tract 42091201408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,559.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201408?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 29th, minority 27th, housing 4th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201408?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42091201408 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.80% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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