1 census tracts · pop 1,395 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Carpenter is a one-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 1,395. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. At $2,156 a month, rents sit 54% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
The voucher gap is 19.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 5 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 1.8% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 0.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 19% 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 Society Hill and Andorra. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.2/10 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
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Carpenter vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Carpenter
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
0.97%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2016)
1.78%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
14Total filings 2020-21
0.2Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.72×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Carpenter
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Carpenter?
Carpenter scores 5.2/10 (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 Carpenter compare to Philadelphia overall?
Carpenter scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,156 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Carpenter?
Average gross rent in Carpenter is $2,156/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Carpenter residents are renters?
19% of Carpenter households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 1,395 residents.
Q5
Is Carpenter a high social-vulnerability area?
Carpenter sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Carpenter for landlords?
Carpenter carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Carpenter?
Carpenter has 1,497 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
