Neighborhood · Collingdale, PA

Briarcliffe Eviction Risk: Moderate

15 census tracts · pop 53,772 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 3.8–5.9

Briarcliffe spans 15 census tracts of Collingdale, PA, population 53,772. The Eviction Risk Score is 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Collingdale baseline of 24.5%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

24% 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. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.8 to 5.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.

Filings are well documented here: 3,600 across 15 observed tracts. At $1,242 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of Collingdale commands. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 25.9% of renter households.

Judgments average 3.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $73,837. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

Moderate

15 tracts · population-weighted

Briarcliffe vs Collingdale How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

49.4% +102%

Collingdale: 24.5%

Average gross rent

$1,242 +14%

Collingdale: $1,090

Average HH income

$73,837 +49%

Collingdale: $49,578

Poverty rate

13.0% -46%

Collingdale: 24.1%

Renter share

31.5% -24%

Collingdale: 41.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Briarcliffe and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 15 tracts span score 3.8–5.9

Why Briarcliffe scores 5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts

6.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 3.4–6.7 across tracts

5.7

Rent control risk

49% of income on rent · Range 3.4–9.5 across tracts

5.7

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.9–5.0 across tracts

3.8

Tenant organizing strength

32% renter households · Range 4.0–8.5 across tracts

5.8

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–7.8 across tracts

6.2

Economic stress

13.0% below poverty line · Range 1.2–6.7 across tracts

3.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.8 across tracts

1.9

Risk score comparison

Briarcliffe vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Briarcliffe?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.1 points from 3.8 to 5.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 3.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

15 tracts in Briarcliffe

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42045403101	5.9	3,553	33%	$1,138
42045403103	5.9	2,884	37%	$1,078
42045403104	5.9	2,428	39%	$993
42045403300	5.8	6,834	40%	$1,191
42045403501	5.6	4,647	58%	$1,206
42045403401	5.4	3,039	42%	$1,186
42045404003	5.4	2,000	47%	$1,369
42045401502	5.1	3,836	37%	$1,365
42045403502	4.7	2,543	82%	$1,103
42045403002	4.7	2,407	53%	$1,427
42045403601	4.5	3,838	68%	$1,205
42045404004	4.4	6,152	66%	$1,207
42045403200	4.1	4,226	70%	$1,191
42045403001	4.1	3,584	13%	$1,766
42045407805	3.8	1,801	45%	$1,253

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 49

Pop-weighted across 15 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 56%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 48%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 48%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 37%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Briarcliffe

Aggregated across 15 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

3,600Total filings (sum)
6.94%Avg annual filing rate
25.9%Peak year (2006)
9.98%Latest filed (2006)

Frequently asked

About Briarcliffe

What is the eviction-risk score for Briarcliffe?

Briarcliffe scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 15 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.

How does Briarcliffe compare to Collingdale overall?

Briarcliffe scores 0.5 points higher than Collingdale overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,242 vs $1,090.

What is the average rent in Briarcliffe?

Average gross rent in Briarcliffe is $1,242/month (pop-weighted across 15 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Briarcliffe residents are renters?

32% of Briarcliffe households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Collingdale). The neighborhood has 53,772 residents.

Is Briarcliffe a high social-vulnerability area?

Briarcliffe sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Briarcliffe have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Briarcliffe is census tract 42045403101 (score 5.9/10). Across the 15 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 5.9, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Briarcliffe for landlords?

Briarcliffe carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 15 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Collingdale as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Briarcliffe?

Briarcliffe has 54,263 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Briarcliffe

7 Eastwick 3 tracts · pop 12,032 6.8 Paschall 5 tracts · pop 17,323 6 Angora 3 tracts · pop 11,756 6.4 Cobbs Creek 3 tracts · pop 18,447 4.2 Brookhaven Borough 7 tracts · pop 32,182 3.3 Hamilton Court 2 tracts · pop 9,939

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