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Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42091203105 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42091203105 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,960

Montgomery anchors census tract 42091203105, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,659 a month against an average household income of $180,899 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,197
Renter share10.3%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate0.2%
Median income$180,899

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#169 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#3,312 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#79,998 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region

Centroid at 40.0719, -75.2705 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42091203105 scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
0.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,659 rent vs county FMR
9.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Tract 42091203105 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42091203105 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 203105County: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 65Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.85%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.5%Peak (2006)
  • 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420912031052000: 6 filings (1.86/100 renter HHs)2001: 10 filings (3.10/100 renter HHs)2002: 14 filings (4.34/100 renter HHs)2003: 7 filings (2.17/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (1.86/100 renter HHs)2005: 7 filings (2.10/100 renter HHs)2006: 15 filings (4.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42091203105

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.8/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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 safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 65 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091203105

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203105?

Census tract 42091203105 in Montgomery County scores 1.4/10 (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 42091203105?

Median gross rent is $2,659/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203105?

0.2% of residents in tract 42091203105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,960.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 40th, minority 24th, housing 48th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203105?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203105 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.85% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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