3 census tracts · pop 10,657 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.9–8
Allegheny West takes in 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 10,657 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. 33% 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.
Cost burden runs 43% against 31.4% citywide, putting Allegheny West 11.4% over its own city. Set annual rent against average household income of $38,617 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 702 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 13.2% of renter households. At $1,303 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
That places it #1 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Judgments average 4.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Mantua and Franklinville.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Allegheny West vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Allegheny West
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
702Total filings (sum)
9.36%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2016)
9.36%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
576Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
4.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.58×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Allegheny West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Allegheny West?
Allegheny West scores 8/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Allegheny West compare to Philadelphia overall?
Allegheny West scores 1.4 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,303 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Allegheny West?
Average gross rent in Allegheny West is $1,303/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Allegheny West residents are renters?
53% of Allegheny West households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 10,657 residents.
Q5
Is Allegheny West a high social-vulnerability area?
Allegheny West sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Allegheny West have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Allegheny West is census tract 42101017100 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.9 to 8, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Allegheny West for landlords?
Allegheny West carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Philadelphia as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Allegheny West?
Allegheny West has 10,865 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.1%), Hispanic / Latino (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
