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Census Tract · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Folcroft Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42045403402 · Delaware County, PA · pop 3,719

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 42045403402 in Folcroft, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 81% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Delaware County average of 50.9%.

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 parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Folcroft
Very High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#683 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,618 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
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-friendly
Local 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.
Folcroft risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.9This tracttract 4034024.5Folcroftparent city4.7Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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)

  • 137Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 10.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.8%Peak (2005)
  • 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42045403402
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 pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.8/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $60,050, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Average gross rent is $1,693, 27% above the Folcroft average.

The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.2 points above the Delaware County average of 4.7.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.2/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 137 filings here across 7 tracked years.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.1/10. Filings peaked in 2005 at 13.8% of renter households.

In a typical year about 10.2% of renter households face a filing.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

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 4.5/10. 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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