Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Glenside Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091201704 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,364 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Glenside
With a score of 6.1/10, tract 42091201704 in Glenside ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,364 residents. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,344 monthly, set against $96,316 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,170
Renter share10.6%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$96,316
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Glenside and the region
Centroid at 40.1132, -75.1622 · click any tract to drill in
Why Glenside scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Glenside
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,344 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Glenside
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Glenside
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Glenside
6.7
How Glenside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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
- 1%Grade B
- 86%Grade C
- 13%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)
- 104Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.4%Peak (2005)
- 20Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 300% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Glenside
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 Glenside, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 104 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.4% of renter households in 2005.
Part of this tract, about 13% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091201704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201704?
Census tract 42091201704 in Glenside 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 42091201704?
Median gross rent is $1,344/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091201704?
3.5% of residents in tract 42091201704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,364.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 14th, minority 40th, housing 42th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201704?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091201704 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.22% of renter households, peaking at 11.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091201704 compare to Glenside overall?
Tract 42091201704 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Glenside at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glenside; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7
Was tract 42091201704 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. 13% 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.
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