Neighborhood · Philadelphia, PA

East Mount Airy Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 11,363 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.2–6

East Mount Airy is a 3-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 11,363 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Court records carry 668 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 17.2% of renter households. At $1,235 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands.

Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #99 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 5.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

For a like-for-like read, Pennsport and Wharton score within a fraction of it. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $65,720.

With little internal variation, 5.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

East Mount Airy vs Philadelphia How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

50.3% +60%

Philadelphia: 31.4%

Average gross rent

$1,235 -12%

Philadelphia: $1,397

Average HH income

$65,720 +8%

Philadelphia: $60,698

Poverty rate

10.3% -53%

Philadelphia: 22.0%

Renter share

37.2% -23%

Philadelphia: 48.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Mount Airy and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.2–6

Why East Mount Airy scores 5.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts

8.2

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

50% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

37% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Economic stress

10.3% below poverty line · Range 1.4–3.0 across tracts

2.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.3–3.0 across tracts

1.8

Risk score comparison

East Mount Airy vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in East Mount Airy?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.8 points from 5.2 to 6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

6.0 5.6 5.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in East Mount Airy

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42101025300	6	4,771	53%	$1,184
42101025400	5.6	3,784	50%	$1,142
42101025500	5.2	2,808	46%	$1,445

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 68

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 57%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 59%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 65%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in East Mount Airy

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

668Total filings (sum)
10.59%Avg annual filing rate
17.2%Peak year (2016)
9.75%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

465Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).

Frequently asked

About East Mount Airy

What is the eviction-risk score for East Mount Airy?

East Mount Airy scores 5.7/10 (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.

How does East Mount Airy compare to Philadelphia overall?

East Mount Airy scores 0.9 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,235 vs $1,397.

What is the average rent in East Mount Airy?

Average gross rent in East Mount Airy is $1,235/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of East Mount Airy residents are renters?

37% of East Mount Airy households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 11,363 residents.

Is East Mount Airy a high social-vulnerability area?

East Mount Airy sits in the 68th 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.

Which tracts in East Mount Airy have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in East Mount Airy is census tract 42101025300 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6, a spread of 0.8 points.

How safe is East Mount Airy for landlords?

East Mount Airy carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of East Mount Airy?

East Mount Airy has 11,341 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (71.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near East Mount Airy

7.5 East Germantown 4 tracts · pop 12,584 5.3 Saint Martins 3 tracts · pop 8,124 5.9 Cedarbrook 5 tracts · pop 15,809 5.3 West Mount Airy 3 tracts · pop 8,675 7.6 Germantown - Morton 2 tracts · pop 10,586 6.2 West Oak Lane 4 tracts · pop 22,654

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Philadelphia

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to East Mount Airy.

5.7 Pennsport 2 tracts · pop 8,756 5.7 Wharton 5 tracts · pop 22,805 5.8 Normandy 2 tracts · pop 7,597 5.8 East Oak Lane 3 tracts · pop 7,728 5.8 Academy Garden 2 tracts · pop 9,657 5.8 Hawthorne 4 tracts · pop 13,123

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