1 census tracts · pop 7,628 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Blue Grass maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA and houses 7,628 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 332 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 19.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 10.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #109 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Parkwood Manor and Torresdale score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,369, close to the Philadelphia average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $77,800. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Blue Grass vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blue Grass
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
332Total filings (sum)
13.21%Avg annual filing rate
19.3%Peak year (2012)
10.78%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
195Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
5.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.45×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Blue Grass
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blue Grass?
Blue Grass scores 5.4/10 (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 Blue Grass compare to Philadelphia overall?
Blue Grass scores 1.2 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,369 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blue Grass?
Average gross rent in Blue Grass is $1,369/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blue Grass residents are renters?
32% of Blue Grass households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 7,628 residents.
Q5
Is Blue Grass a high social-vulnerability area?
Blue Grass sits in the 68th 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
How safe is Blue Grass for landlords?
Blue Grass carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Blue Grass?
Blue Grass has 7,822 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.4%), Hispanic / Latino (15.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
