Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Fords Edge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Royersford
Tract 42091206202 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,407 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
In Fords Edge in Royersford, census tract 42091206202 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.
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. The typical renter pays about $1,587 a month while the average household earns $61,784 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
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
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
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 5
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
What moves this score most 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 139 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.0% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
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 5/10 (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 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 5/10, 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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