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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

Fords Edge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Royersford

Tract 42091206201 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,510 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 42091206201 in the Fords Edge area of Royersford, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,510. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 24% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,089
Renter share47.2%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$74,971

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Fords Edge
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Royersford
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#407 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Royersford and the region

Centroid at 40.1889, -75.5361 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fords Edge scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Royersford
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,441 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Royersford
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Royersford
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Royersford
6.4

How Fords Edge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fords Edge risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.8This tracttract 2062015.4Royersfordparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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)

  • 119Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2005)
  • 21Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42091206201
Filings climbed 200% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fords Edge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fords Edge

Against the Montgomery County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.5 points. 22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.

49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Montgomery County average of 42.6%. The filing record is not thin: 119 evictions over 7 years of observation.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10. The worst year on record was 2005, when 4.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091206201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091206201?

Census tract 42091206201 in the Fords Edge neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 42091206201?

Median gross rent is $1,441/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091206201?

15.0% of residents in tract 42091206201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,510.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091206201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 75th, minority 12th, housing 41th.
Q5

Is tract 42091206201 considered part of Fords Edge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091206201 fall within Fords Edge (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091206201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 119 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091206201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.80% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42091206201 compare to Royersford overall?

Tract 42091206201 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Royersford at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Royersford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Royersford

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

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