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Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42091204008 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42091204008 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,309

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42091204008 (Montgomery, Pennsylvania) comes in at 4.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 13% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 9% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,433 monthly, set against $107,361 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 35% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,437
Renter share38.9%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$107,361

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#99 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#2,992 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#75,086 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region

Centroid at 40.0888, -75.3071 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42091204008 scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,433 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Tract 42091204008 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42091204008 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 204008County: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

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)

  • 83Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak (2003)
  • 18Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420912040082000: 2 filings (0.59/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (0.89/100 renter HHs)2002: 9 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)2003: 21 filings (6.22/100 renter HHs)2004: 15 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2005: 15 filings (4.29/100 renter HHs)2006: 18 filings (5.15/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 800% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42091204008

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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 83 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091204008

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091204008?

Census tract 42091204008 in Montgomery County scores 1.9/10 (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 42091204008?

Median gross rent is $1,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091204008?

3.0% of residents in tract 42091204008 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,309.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091204008?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 11th, minority 38th, housing 25th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091204008?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 83 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091204008 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.46% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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