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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Sanatoga Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42091208703 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 3,915 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Sanatoga

The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 42091208703 reflects conditions in Sanatoga, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.

23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,124 a month against an average household income of $99,917 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 16% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share21.2%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$99,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Sanatoga
Very Low
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 219 tracts In Montgomery County
High
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#1,811 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanatoga and the region

Centroid at 40.2572, -75.5809 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanatoga scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sanatoga
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,124 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sanatoga
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sanatoga
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sanatoga
7.6

How Sanatoga compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sanatoga risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 208703Sanatoga: 4.24.2Sanatogaparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 41Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.5%Peak (2006)
  • 11Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420912087032000: 4 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)2002: 4 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (6.95/100 renter HHs)2006: 11 filings (8.50/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 175% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanatoga

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Sanatoga, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 41 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.5% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42091208703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091208703?

Census tract 42091208703 in Sanatoga scores 3.5/10 (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 42091208703?

Median gross rent is $1,124/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42091208703?

4.9% of residents in tract 42091208703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,915.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42091208703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 20th, minority 31th, housing 32th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091208703?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 41 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42091208703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.87% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42091208703 compare to Sanatoga overall?

Tract 42091208703 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Sanatoga at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sanatoga; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sanatoga

Top eight tracts in Sanatoga ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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