Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
West Norriton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norristown
Tract 42091203401 ·
Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,829 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 42091203401 sits in the West Norriton area of Montgomery County, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It is home to 5,829 residents. Cost burden runs 30% here against 42.6% across Montgomery County.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
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 neighborhood
25th percentile
#4 of 5 tracts In West Norriton
Low
Within county
73th percentile
#60 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
61th percentile
#1,348 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
58th percentile
#35,669 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
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 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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 by year2000 to 2006
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.
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.7/10. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Court records carry 531 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2001 at 11.8% of renter households.
In a typical year about 9.5% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 5.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Montgomery County average of 4.3 closely.
Average gross rent runs $1,396 a month. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $81,200.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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 42091203401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203401?
Census tract 42091203401 in the West Norriton neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 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 4.8/10, 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.