1 census tracts · pop 1,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Bala is a one-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 1,917 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
20% 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 supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 290 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 26.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 15.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #90 by risk, the middle third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,326, close to the Philadelphia average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $61,483.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bala vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport100%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bala
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
290Total filings (sum)
20.06%Avg annual filing rate
26.1%Peak year (2010)
15.52%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
241Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.82×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Bala
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bala?
Bala scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Bala compare to Philadelphia overall?
Bala scores 0.7 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,326 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bala?
Average gross rent in Bala is $1,326/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bala residents are renters?
61% of Bala households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 1,917 residents.
Q5
Is Bala a high social-vulnerability area?
Bala sits in the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bala for landlords?
Bala carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bala?
Bala has 1,985 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (44.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
