Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
Fords Edge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Royersford
Tract 42091206202 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,407 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 6.8/10, tract 42091206202 in the Fords Edge area of Royersford, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,407. 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 30%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,003
Renter share62.8%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$61,784
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Royersford and the region
Centroid at 40.1818, -75.5407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fords Edge scores 6.8
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
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,587 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 139Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.0%Peak (2006)
- 29Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 61% 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
It sits 2.5 points above the Montgomery County average of 4.3. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.
48% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Montgomery County average of 42.6%. The filing record is not thin: 139 evictions over 7 years of observation. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10.
The worst year on record was 2006, when 10.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 6.4% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091206202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091206202?
Census tract 42091206202 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 42091206202?
Median gross rent is $1,587/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091206202?
13.0% of residents in tract 42091206202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,407.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091206202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 32th, minority 35th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 42091206202 considered part of Fords Edge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091206202 fall within Fords Edge (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091206202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 139 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091206202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.35% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091206202 compare to Royersford overall?
Tract 42091206202 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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