Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Roslyn Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091201605 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,531
Tract 42091201605 covers Roslyn in Pennsylvania. Home to 3,531 residents, it scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $112,815 a year. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,156
Renter share4.1%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$112,815
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
7
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roslyn and the region
Centroid at 40.1314, -75.1425 · click any tract to drill in
Why Roslyn scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Roslyn
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roslyn
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roslyn
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roslyn
3.6
How Roslyn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 33%Grade B
- 43%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 15Total filings over 6 yrs
- 4.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.4%Peak (2000)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Roslyn
The heaviest input here is 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 inherited from Roslyn, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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 15 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.4% 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 42091201605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201605?
Census tract 42091201605 in Roslyn scores 1.6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 42091201605?
5.2% of residents in tract 42091201605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,531.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 87th, minority 53th, housing 51th.
Q4
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201605?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42091201605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.22% of renter households, peaking at 9.4% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q5
How does tract 42091201605 compare to Roslyn overall?
Tract 42091201605 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Roslyn at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roslyn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q6
Was tract 42091201605 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 Roslyn
Top eight tracts in Roslyn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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