5 census tracts · pop 20,037 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.5–4.5
Elkins Park is a 5-tract neighborhood of Elkins Park, PA, population 20,037. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Elkins Park baseline of 40.0%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
38% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.5 to 4.5, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Filings are well documented here: 746 across 5 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 9.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.8% in 2006, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent is $1,502, 6% below the Elkins Park average of $1,606. Against average income of $116,172, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Elkins Park vs Elkins ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Elkins Park
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
746Total filings (sum)
4.00%Avg annual filing rate
9.1%Peak year (2002)
4.10%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Elkins Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Elkins Park?
Elkins Park scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Elkins Park compare to Elkins Park overall?
Elkins Park scores 0.0 points higher than Elkins Park overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,502 vs $1,606.
Q3
What is the average rent in Elkins Park?
Average gross rent in Elkins Park is $1,502/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Elkins Park residents are renters?
30% of Elkins Park households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Elkins Park). The neighborhood has 20,037 residents.
Q5
Is Elkins Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Elkins Park sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Elkins Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Elkins Park is census tract 42091202100 (score 4.5/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 4.5, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Elkins Park for landlords?
Elkins Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Elkins Park as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Elkins Park?
Elkins Park has 20,480 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
