5 census tracts · pop 26,763 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 6.4–8
Cobbs Creek is a 5-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 26,763 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 66% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Set annual rent against average household income of $41,210 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 6.4 to 8. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,476 across 5 observed tracts.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. At $1,181 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 11.1% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #43 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 5.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Cobbs Creek vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cobbs Creek
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,476Total filings (sum)
9.39%Avg annual filing rate
11.1%Peak year (2016)
8.38%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,607Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly observed
7.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Cobbs Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cobbs Creek?
Cobbs Creek scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Cobbs Creek compare to Philadelphia overall?
Cobbs Creek scores 0.9 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,181 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cobbs Creek?
Average gross rent in Cobbs Creek is $1,181/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cobbs Creek residents are renters?
40% of Cobbs Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 26,763 residents.
Q5
Is Cobbs Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Cobbs Creek sits in the 89th 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
Which tracts in Cobbs Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cobbs Creek is census tract 42101008200 (score 8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 8, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Cobbs Creek for landlords?
Cobbs Creek carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cobbs Creek?
Cobbs Creek has 27,107 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
