Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Souderton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42091207201 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 2,498
Tract 42091207201 sits in Souderton, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. Population here is 2,498. Severe burden reaches 37%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units973
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$90,035
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Souderton and the region
Centroid at 40.3064, -75.3242 · click any tract to drill in
Why Souderton scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Souderton
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Souderton
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Souderton
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Souderton
6.1
How Souderton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 94Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2005)
- 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Souderton
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Montgomery County average of 4.3.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10. Against Montgomery County at 42.6%, 49% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Court records carry 94 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2005 at 4.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #20,506 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.
Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $90,035, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
Average gross rent is $1,206, close to the Souderton average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091207201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091207201?
Census tract 42091207201 in Souderton scores 5.8/10 (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 42091207201?
Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091207201?
15.9% of residents in tract 42091207201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,498.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091207201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 65th, minority 37th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091207201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 94 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091207201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.78% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42091207201 compare to Souderton overall?
Tract 42091207201 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Souderton at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Souderton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Souderton
Top eight tracts in Souderton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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