Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
West Norriton Eviction Risk: Lower , Norristown
Tract 42091203401 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,829 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 42091203401 runs through the West Norriton area of Norristown. With 5,829 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,396 a month while the average household earns $81,200 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,995
Renter share31.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$81,200
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norristown and the region
Centroid at 40.1377, -75.3627 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Norriton scores 2.6
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
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,396 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 West Norriton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 531Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.8%Peak (2001)
- 76Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Norriton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Norriton
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Norristown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 531 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.8% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091203401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203401?
Census tract 42091203401 in the West Norriton neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 42091203401?
Median gross rent is $1,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203401?
5.6% of residents in tract 42091203401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,829.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 53th, minority 42th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 42091203401 considered part of West Norriton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091203401 fall within West Norriton (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 531 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.54% of renter households, peaking at 11.8% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091203401 compare to Norristown overall?
Tract 42091203401 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Norristown at 4.1/10. 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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