Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Elkins Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091202602 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,701 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42091202602 (the Elkins Park area of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,391 monthly, set against $136,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units967
Renter share37.2%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$136,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elkins Park and the region
Centroid at 40.0909, -75.1437 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elkins Park scores 1.9
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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,391 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elkins Park
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elkins Park
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elkins Park
6.0
How Elkins Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 58%Grade A
- 41%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)
- 23Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.6%Peak (2002)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% 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 rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Elkins Park, 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 23 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.6% of renter households in 2002.
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 42091202602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091202602?
Census tract 42091202602 in the Elkins Park neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 42091202602?
Median gross rent is $1,391/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091202602?
9.0% of residents in tract 42091202602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,701.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091202602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 46th, minority 48th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 42091202602 considered part of Elkins Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091202602 fall within Elkins Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091202602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091202602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.04% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091202602 compare to Elkins Park overall?
Tract 42091202602 scores 1.9/10, 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 42091202602 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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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