Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42091206004 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091206004 ·
Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,559
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42091206004 (Montgomery in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #40,324 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,472 monthly, set against $102,337 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 20%Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,615
Renter share38.3%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$102,337
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In city
Moderate
Within county
72th percentile
#62 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
24th percentile
#2,619 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
19th percentile
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montgomery County and the region
Centroid at 40.1557, -75.4111 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42091206004 scores 2.4
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
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,472 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 42091206004 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
45%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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
What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 166 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.2% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091206004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091206004?
Census tract 42091206004 in Montgomery County scores 2.4/10 (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 42091206004?
Median gross rent is $1,472/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091206004?
7.8% of residents in tract 42091206004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,559.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091206004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 28th, minority 56th, housing 62th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091206004?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 166 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091206004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.66% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.