Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Blue Grass Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101034701 ·
Philadelphia County, PA · pop 7,628 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42101034701 covers the Blue Grass neighborhood of Philadelphia, home to 7,628 residents. For landlords it grades 6.7/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #8,746 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,369 a month against an average household income of $77,800 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 17%Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,808
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$77,800
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Blue Grass
Moderate
Within parent city
28th percentile
#295 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Low
Within county
27th percentile
#298 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Low
Within state
70th percentile
#1,035 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0646, -75.0330 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blue Grass scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Philadelphia
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,369 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Philadelphia
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
How Blue Grass compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
67%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation
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)
332Total filings over 4 yrs
13.21%Avg annual filing rate
19.3%Peak (2012)
80Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2010 to 2016
Filings climbed 36% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
195Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly (observed)
5.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.45×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blue Grass
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.45x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
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 42101034701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101034701?
Census tract 42101034701 in the Blue Grass neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 42101034701?
Median gross rent is $1,369/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101034701?
12.4% of residents in tract 42101034701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,628.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101034701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 65th, minority 64th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 42101034701 considered part of Blue Grass?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101034701 fall within Blue Grass (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101034701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 332 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101034701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.21% of renter households, peaking at 19.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101034701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.45× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101034701 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101034701 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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