Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Broomall Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42045408002 · Delaware County, PA · pop 4,894 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Broomall
42045408002 is a census tract in Broomall, PA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,894. 77% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,909
Renter share12.2%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$159,904
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Broomall and the region
Centroid at 39.9539, -75.3694 · click any tract to drill in
Why Broomall scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Broomall
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,095 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Broomall
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Broomall
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Broomall
3.9
How Broomall compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 31Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2000)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Broomall
84% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Delaware County average of 50.9%. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.8/10. It sits 1.7 points below the Delaware County average of 4.7.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.4/10. At $2,095 a month, rents run 19% over what the rest of Broomall commands.
The voucher gap is 16.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 31 filings here across 6 tracked years. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 3.1/10.
The worst year on record was 2000, when 2.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045408002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045408002?
Census tract 42045408002 in Broomall scores 3/10 (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 42045408002?
Median gross rent is $2,095/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045408002?
9.6% of residents in tract 42045408002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,894.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045408002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 23th, minority 27th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045408002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 31 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42045408002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.67% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42045408002 compare to Broomall overall?
Tract 42045408002 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Broomall at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Broomall; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Broomall
Top eight tracts in Broomall ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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