2 census tracts · pop 7,515 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.7–4.5
Drexel Hills spans 2 census tracts of New Cumberland, PA and houses 7,515 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10.
Cost burden runs 42% against 34.5% citywide, putting Drexel Hills 7.8% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10. At $1,179 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of New Cumberland commands.
14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Court records carry 84 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 3.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.5% in 2004 against a 3.2% peak. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Drexel Hills vs New CumberlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Drexel Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
84Total filings (sum)
2.60%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2003)
2.54%Latest filed (2004)
Frequently asked
About Drexel Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Drexel Hills?
Drexel Hills scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Drexel Hills compare to New Cumberland overall?
Drexel Hills scores 0.1 points higher than New Cumberland overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,179 vs $980.
Q3
What is the average rent in Drexel Hills?
Average gross rent in Drexel Hills is $1,179/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Drexel Hills residents are renters?
29% of Drexel Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in New Cumberland). The neighborhood has 7,515 residents.
Q5
Is Drexel Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Drexel Hills sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Drexel Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Drexel Hills is census tract 42041010800 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 4.5, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Drexel Hills for landlords?
Drexel Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Cumberland as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Drexel Hills?
Drexel Hills has 7,531 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.2%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
