Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Folcroft Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42045403402 · Delaware County, PA · pop 3,719
How risky is Folcroft for landlords? Census tract 42045403402 scores 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 81% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,693 a month against an average household income of $60,050 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,365
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$60,050
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Folcroft and the region
Centroid at 39.8873, -75.2731 · click any tract to drill in
Why Folcroft scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Folcroft
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,693 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Folcroft
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Folcroft
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Folcroft
7.2
How Folcroft compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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)
- 137Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.8%Peak (2005)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 170% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Folcroft
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 7.2/10. 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 Folcroft, 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 Black and White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 137 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.8% of renter households in 2005.
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 42045403402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045403402?
Census tract 42045403402 in Folcroft scores 5.9/10 (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 42045403402?
Median gross rent is $1,693/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045403402?
24.1% of residents in tract 42045403402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,719.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045403402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 98th, minority 74th, housing 11th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045403402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 137 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045403402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.18% of renter households, peaking at 13.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42045403402 compare to Folcroft overall?
Tract 42045403402 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Folcroft at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Folcroft; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Folcroft
Top eight tracts in Folcroft ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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