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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Woodlyn Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42045404101 · Delaware County, PA · pop 6,655 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Woodlyn

With a score of 6.4/10, tract 42045404101 in Woodlyn ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,655 residents. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,542 a month against an average household income of $103,680 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 8% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,583
Renter share21.6%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$103,680

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Woodlyn
Very Low
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#94 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#2,619 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodlyn and the region

Centroid at 39.8850, -75.3442 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodlyn scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Woodlyn
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,542 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Woodlyn
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Woodlyn
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Woodlyn
6.7

How Woodlyn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodlyn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 404101Woodlyn: 4.14.1Woodlynparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 477Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 9.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.0%Peak (2006)
  • 125Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454041012000: 55 filings (7.55/100 renter HHs)2001: 58 filings (7.97/100 renter HHs)2002: 34 filings (4.67/100 renter HHs)2003: 40 filings (5.49/100 renter HHs)2004: 81 filings (11.13/100 renter HHs)2005: 84 filings (12.75/100 renter HHs)2006: 125 filings (18.97/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 127% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodlyn

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Woodlyn, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 477 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.0% of renter households in 2006.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 42045404101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045404101?

Census tract 42045404101 in Woodlyn scores 2.4/10 (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 42045404101?

Median gross rent is $1,542/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045404101?

7.9% of residents in tract 42045404101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,655.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045404101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 33th, minority 17th, housing 30th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045404101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 477 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045404101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.79% of renter households, peaking at 19.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42045404101 compare to Woodlyn overall?

Tract 42045404101 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Woodlyn at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woodlyn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 42045404101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Woodlyn

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

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