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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

East Norriton Eviction Risk: Elevated , Norristown

Tract 42091203701 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 1,718 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

42091203701 is a census tract in the East Norriton area of Norristown, PA. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,718 residents. Cost burden runs 79% here against 42.6% across Montgomery County.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 10% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units430
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate22.8%
Median income$59,947

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In East Norriton
Very High
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In Norristown
Elevated
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#207 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norristown and the region

Centroid at 40.1332, -75.3432 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Norriton scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Norristown
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
22.8% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,355 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norristown
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norristown
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norristown
7.7

How East Norriton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Norriton risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 2037015.9Norristownparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Norriton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Norriton

Severe burden reaches 37%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 3.0 points above the Montgomery County average of 4.3. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.7/10. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.7 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,355, close to the Norristown average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $59,947.

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 42091203701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091203701?

Census tract 42091203701 in the East Norriton neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 42091203701?

Median gross rent is $1,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091203701?

22.8% of residents in tract 42091203701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,718.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091203701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 64th, minority 64th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 42091203701 considered part of East Norriton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091203701 fall within East Norriton (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 42091203701 compare to Norristown overall?

Tract 42091203701 scores 7.3/10, higher 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Norristown

Top eight tracts in Norristown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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