Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Fords Edge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Royersford
Tract 42091206201 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,510 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 42091206201 runs through Fords Edge in Royersford. With 2,510 residents, it scores 6.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #15,201 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,441 a month against an average household income of $74,971 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
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 parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 119Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2005)
- 21Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
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
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Royersford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 119 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
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 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Royersford at 3.8/10. 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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