Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Fox Chase Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rockledge
Tract 42091202000 ·
Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,624 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 42091202000 sits in the Fox Chase area of Rockledge, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. Population here is 2,624. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.1/10.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%Stable renters 19%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,058
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$82,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Fox Chase
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Rockledge
Moderate
Within county
71th percentile
#64 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
59th percentile
#1,400 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockledge and the region
Centroid at 40.0823, -75.0898 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fox Chase scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rockledge
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,095 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockledge
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockledge
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockledge
4.2
How Fox Chase compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
45%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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.
0%Grade A
92%Grade B
0%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)
32Total filings over 7 yrs
1.42%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak (2006)
7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2006
Filings climbed 75% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fox Chase
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.4/10. 18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.7/10. Court records carry 32 eviction filings across 7 observed years. 38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Montgomery County average of 42.6%.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 2.2% of renter households. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Philadelphia. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 3.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $82,708, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091202000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091202000?
Census tract 42091202000 in the Fox Chase neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 42091202000?
Median gross rent is $1,095/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091202000?
6.8% of residents in tract 42091202000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,624.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091202000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 37th, minority 12th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 42091202000 considered part of Fox Chase?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091202000 fall within Fox Chase (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091202000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091202000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.42% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091202000 compare to Rockledge overall?
Tract 42091202000 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Rockledge at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockledge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42091202000 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.