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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Briarcliffe Eviction Risk: Moderate , Collingdale

Tract 42045403501 · Delaware County, PA · pop 4,647 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Eviction risk in the Briarcliffe neighborhood of Collingdale centers on tract 42045403501, which scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,647 residents. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,206 monthly, set against $72,383 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 13% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,739
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$72,383

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 15 tracts In Briarcliffe
High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Collingdale
Very High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#30 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#810 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Collingdale and the region

Centroid at 39.8979, -75.2887 · click any tract to drill in

Why Briarcliffe scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Collingdale
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Collingdale
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Collingdale
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Collingdale
7.8

How Briarcliffe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Briarcliffe risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 403501Collingdale: 4.24.2Collingdaleparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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)

  • 457Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.4%Peak (2006)
  • 87Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454035012000: 46 filings (5.62/100 renter HHs)2001: 44 filings (5.37/100 renter HHs)2002: 64 filings (7.81/100 renter HHs)2003: 81 filings (9.89/100 renter HHs)2004: 66 filings (8.06/100 renter HHs)2005: 69 filings (11.40/100 renter HHs)2006: 87 filings (14.38/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 89% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Briarcliffe. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Briarcliffe

What moves this score most 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 Collingdale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Delaware County average of 5.9 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 457 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.4% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42045403501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045403501?

Census tract 42045403501 in the Briarcliffe neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 42045403501?

Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045403501?

19.5% of residents in tract 42045403501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,647.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045403501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 62th, minority 41th, housing 78th.
Q5

Is tract 42045403501 considered part of Briarcliffe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045403501 fall within Briarcliffe (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045403501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 457 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045403501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.93% of renter households, peaking at 14.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42045403501 compare to Collingdale overall?

Tract 42045403501 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Collingdale at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Collingdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Collingdale

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

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