Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
East Norriton Eviction Risk: Lower , Norristown
Tract 42091203302 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 6,556 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 42091203302 covers part of the East Norriton area of Montgomery County, PA, and scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,556. Severe burden reaches 31%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,453
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$113,843
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norristown and the region
Centroid at 40.1596, -75.3502 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Norriton scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Norristown
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,607 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norristown
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norristown
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norristown
5.0
How East Norriton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
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)
- 35Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2000)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East Norriton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Norriton
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Cost burden runs around a third here against 42.6% across Montgomery County. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.
Court records carry 35 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2000 at 4.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 3.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 9% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.3/10. Against average income of $113,843, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091203302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203302?
Census tract 42091203302 in the East Norriton neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 42091203302?
Median gross rent is $1,607/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203302?
2.9% of residents in tract 42091203302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,556.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 8th, minority 25th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 42091203302 considered part of East Norriton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091203302 fall within East Norriton (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.15% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091203302 compare to Norristown overall?
Tract 42091203302 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Norristown at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norristown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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