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Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Drexel Hill Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42045401401 · Delaware County, PA · pop 1,960

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 42045401401 reflects conditions in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,545 a month against an average household income of $89,167 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 9% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units798
Renter share23.7%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$89,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 11 tracts In Drexel Hill
Moderate
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#89 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Moderate
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#2,538 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Drexel Hill and the region

Centroid at 39.9390, -75.2995 · click any tract to drill in

Why Drexel Hill scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Drexel Hill
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,545 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Drexel Hill
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Drexel Hill
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Drexel Hill
5.1

How Drexel Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Drexel Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 401401Drexel Hill: 4.14.1Drexel Hillparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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)

  • 78Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 6.82%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.0%Peak (2000)
  • 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454014012000: 15 filings (9.04/100 renter HHs)2001: 10 filings (6.02/100 renter HHs)2002: 14 filings (8.43/100 renter HHs)2003: 15 filings (9.04/100 renter HHs)2004: 7 filings (4.22/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (5.81/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (5.16/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Drexel Hill

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Drexel Hill eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 78 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2000.

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 42045401401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045401401?

Census tract 42045401401 in Drexel Hill scores 2.5/10 (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 42045401401?

Median gross rent is $1,545/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045401401?

3.7% of residents in tract 42045401401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,960.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045401401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 18th, minority 56th, housing 20th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045401401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 78 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045401401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.82% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42045401401 compare to Drexel Hill overall?

Tract 42045401401 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Drexel Hill at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Drexel Hill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Drexel Hill

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

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