3 census tracts · pop 8,745 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.5–6.7
Bridesburg takes in 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 8,745. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.5 to 6.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records carry 125 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 8.0% of renter households.
At $1,294 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #90 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bala and Summerdale.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Bridesburg vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bridesburg
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
125Total filings (sum)
3.88%Avg annual filing rate
8.0%Peak year (2016)
5.47%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
126Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Bridesburg
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bridesburg?
Bridesburg scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 Bridesburg compare to Philadelphia overall?
Bridesburg scores 0.7 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,294 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bridesburg?
Average gross rent in Bridesburg is $1,294/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bridesburg residents are renters?
16% of Bridesburg households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 8,745 residents.
Q5
Is Bridesburg a high social-vulnerability area?
Bridesburg sits in the 53rd 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 Bridesburg have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bridesburg is census tract 42101038000 (score 6.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 6.7, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Bridesburg for landlords?
Bridesburg carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bridesburg?
Bridesburg has 8,695 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.6%), Hispanic / Latino (14.3%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
