Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
King of Prussia Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091205805 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,307
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42091205805 (King of Prussia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 18% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,950 a month while the average household earns $119,813 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,274
Renter share24.3%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$119,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across King of Prussia and the region
Centroid at 40.0984, -75.3694 · click any tract to drill in
Why King of Prussia scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from King of Prussia
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,950 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from King of Prussia
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from King of Prussia
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from King of Prussia
3.2
How King of Prussia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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)
- 80Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.1%Peak (2001)
- 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 80% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in King of Prussia
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 King of Prussia 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 80 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.1% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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 42091205805
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091205805?
Census tract 42091205805 in King of Prussia scores 1.3/10 (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 42091205805?
Median gross rent is $1,950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091205805?
2.3% of residents in tract 42091205805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,307.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091205805?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 32th, minority 46th, housing 24th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091205805?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 80 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091205805 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.02% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091205805 compare to King of Prussia overall?
Tract 42091205805 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of King of Prussia at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from King of Prussia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in King of Prussia
Top eight tracts in King of Prussia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · PA
42091205905
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · PA
King of Prussia Town Center
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · PA
42091205807
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · PA
King of Prussia Town Center
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · PA
King of Prussia Town Center
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · PA
42091205809
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · PA
42091205808
1.1
/ 10 · Very Low
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