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Paschall Eviction Risk: Elevated , Darby

Tract 42045402400 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,744 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 42045402400 covers part of the Paschall area of Darby, PA, and scores 7.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Against the Delaware County average of 4.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 3.1 points.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 17% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,174
Renter share50.7%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate43.2%
Median income$40,455

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Paschall
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Darby
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#116 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Darby and the region

Centroid at 39.9161, -75.2548 · click any tract to drill in

Why Paschall scores 7.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Darby
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
43.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Darby
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Darby
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Darby
9.2

How Paschall compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Paschall risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.8This tracttract 4024006.4Darbyparent city4.7Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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)

  • 764Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 19.94%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.4%Peak (2005)
  • 108Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42045402400
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Paschall. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Paschall

Severe burden reaches 35%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. 66% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Delaware County average of 50.9%.

The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.2/10. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9.2/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $40,455 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. At $1,086 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Darby commands. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 764 filings here across 7 tracked years.

The worst year on record was 2005, when 24.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 19.9% of renter households face a filing.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42045402400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045402400?

Census tract 42045402400 in the Paschall neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated 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 42045402400?

Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045402400?

43.2% of residents in tract 42045402400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,744.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045402400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 89th, minority 94th, housing 56th.
Q5

Is tract 42045402400 considered part of Paschall?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045402400 fall within Paschall (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045402400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 764 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045402400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.94% of renter households, peaking at 24.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42045402400 compare to Darby overall?

Tract 42045402400 scores 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of Darby at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Darby; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Darby

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

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