1 census tracts · pop 3,904 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Birch Street is a one-tract neighborhood of Kennett Square, PA and houses 3,904 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Kennett Square rate of 32.6%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 79 eviction filings. At $1,217 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Kennett Square commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 4.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.5% in 2006 against a 4.1% peak.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Birch Street vs Kennett SquareHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Birch Street
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
79Total filings (sum)
2.70%Avg annual filing rate
4.1%Peak year (2005)
2.53%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Birch Street
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Birch Street?
Birch Street scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Birch Street compare to Kennett Square overall?
Birch Street scores 0.6 points higher than Kennett Square overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,217 vs $1,396.
Q3
What is the average rent in Birch Street?
Average gross rent in Birch Street is $1,217/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Birch Street residents are renters?
45% of Birch Street households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Kennett Square). The neighborhood has 3,904 residents.
Q5
Is Birch Street a high social-vulnerability area?
Birch Street sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Birch Street for landlords?
Birch Street carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kennett Square as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Birch Street?
Birch Street has 4,134 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (49.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
