Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
West Norriton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norristown
Tract 42091203403 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,139 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 42091203403 covers part of the West Norriton area of Montgomery County, PA, and scores 5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,139. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.9/10.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$79,728
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norristown and the region
Centroid at 40.1221, -75.3749 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Norriton scores 5
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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,460 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 171Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.8%Peak (2003)
- 28Filings 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
about half of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Montgomery County average of 42.6%. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10. Court records carry 171 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 3.1/10. It sits 0.7 points above the Montgomery County average of 4.3. Filings peaked in 2003 at 7.8% of renter households.
In a typical year about 6.4% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.2/10.
Average gross rent runs $1,460 a month. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $79,728.
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 42091203403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203403?
Census tract 42091203403 in the West Norriton neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 42091203403?
Median gross rent is $1,460/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203403?
7.5% of residents in tract 42091203403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,139.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 31th, minority 40th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 42091203403 considered part of West Norriton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091203403 fall within West Norriton (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091203403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 171 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091203403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.37% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091203403 compare to Norristown overall?
Tract 42091203403 scores 5/10, 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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