2 census tracts · pop 3,736 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Dearnley Park spans 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 3,736. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,839 a month, rents sit 32% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 26% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Court records carry 101 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.3% in 2016 against a 4.8% peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Society Hill and Highland. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dearnley Park vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dearnley Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
101Total filings (sum)
3.88%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2012)
3.41%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
221Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Dearnley Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dearnley Park?
Dearnley Park scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Dearnley Park compare to Philadelphia overall?
Dearnley Park scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,839 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dearnley Park?
Average gross rent in Dearnley Park is $1,839/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dearnley Park residents are renters?
45% of Dearnley Park households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 3,736 residents.
Q5
Is Dearnley Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Dearnley Park sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Dearnley Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dearnley Park is census tract 42101021600 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Dearnley Park for landlords?
Dearnley Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Dearnley Park?
Dearnley Park has 4,004 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Other / Multiracial (8.6%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
