Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Elkins Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091201902 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,660 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Elkins Park neighborhood of Elkins Park anchors census tract 42091201902, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,565 monthly, set against $83,856 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,400
Renter share34.9%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$83,856
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elkins Park and the region
Centroid at 40.0830, -75.1088 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elkins Park scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Elkins Park
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,565 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elkins Park
1.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elkins Park
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elkins Park
2.7
How Elkins Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 3%Grade A
- 18%Grade B
- 14%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)
- 264Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.1%Peak (2000)
- 29Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Elkins Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elkins Park
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.7/10. 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 Elkins Park, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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 264 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.1% 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 42091201902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091201902?
Census tract 42091201902 in the Elkins Park neighborhood 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 42091201902?
Median gross rent is $1,565/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091201902?
8.2% of residents in tract 42091201902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,660.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091201902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 67th, minority 51th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 42091201902 considered part of Elkins Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091201902 fall within Elkins Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091201902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 264 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091201902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.16% of renter households, peaking at 9.1% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091201902 compare to Elkins Park overall?
Tract 42091201902 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Elkins Park at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elkins Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42091201902 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
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