Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally
East Germantown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101024700 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 4,291 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
42101024700 is a census tract in the East Germantown area of Philadelphia, PA. It scores 7.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,291. The severe-burden share is 40%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,806
Renter share51.7%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate26.0%
Median income$47,849
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0417, -75.1645 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Germantown scores 7.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
26.0% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,057 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 East Germantown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 87%Grade C
- 13%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 365Total filings over 4 yrs
- 11.17%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.4%Peak (2016)
- 115Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 46% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 333Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.48×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East Germantown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Germantown
Against Philadelphia County at 49.1%, 74% of renters here are cost-burdened. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.2/10.
At $1,057 a month, rents run 24% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.2/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
It sits 1.1 points above the Philadelphia County average of 6.6. Court records carry 365 eviction filings across 4 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2016 at 15.4% of renter households. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Philadelphia. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
In a typical year about 11.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #9,433 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101024700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101024700?
Census tract 42101024700 in the East Germantown neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 42101024700?
Median gross rent is $1,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101024700?
26.0% of residents in tract 42101024700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,291.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101024700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 88th, minority 95th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 42101024700 considered part of East Germantown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101024700 fall within East Germantown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101024700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 365 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101024700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.17% of renter households, peaking at 15.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101024700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.48× 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 42101024700 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101024700 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Philadelphia at 6.6/10. 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.
Q9
Was tract 42101024700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 13% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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