Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
East Norriton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norristown
Tract 42091203303 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,750 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 42091203303 in the East Norriton area of Montgomery County, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. roughly one in three of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Montgomery County average of 42.6%.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,988
Renter share40.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$95,694
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norristown and the region
Centroid at 40.1497, -75.3234 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Norriton scores 4.9
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
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,695 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 80Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2002)
- 18Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 260% 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
23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 7.7/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 80 evictions over 7 years of observation. Against the Montgomery County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points.
Filings peaked in 2002 at 5.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent runs $1,695 a month. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $95,694.
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 42091203303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203303?
Census tract 42091203303 in the East Norriton neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 42091203303?
Median gross rent is $1,695/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203303?
10.0% of residents in tract 42091203303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,750.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 26th, minority 53th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 42091203303 considered part of East Norriton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091203303 fall within East Norriton (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 80 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.76% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091203303 compare to Norristown overall?
Tract 42091203303 scores 4.9/10, 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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