Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Schwenksville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42091206600 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 1,366
In Schwenksville, census tract 42091206600 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #24,776 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,121 monthly, set against $70,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units628
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$70,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Schwenksville and the region
Centroid at 40.2579, -75.4657 · click any tract to drill in
Why Schwenksville scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Schwenksville
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,121 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Schwenksville
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Schwenksville
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Schwenksville
5.7
How Schwenksville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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)
- 69Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2005)
- 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 63% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Schwenksville
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Schwenksville, 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 69 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.2% 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 56th 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 42091206600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091206600?
Census tract 42091206600 in Schwenksville scores 3.4/10 (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 42091206600?
Median gross rent is $1,121/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091206600?
9.7% of residents in tract 42091206600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,366.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091206600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 44th, minority 21th, housing 91th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091206600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091206600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.20% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091206600 compare to Schwenksville overall?
Tract 42091206600 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Schwenksville at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Schwenksville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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