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Neighborhood · Philadelphia, PA

East Oak Lane Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 7,728 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 5.2–6.6

East Oak Lane spans 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 7,728. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.2 to 6.6, a 1.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. At $1,128 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands.

Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 436 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 22.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #97 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

For a like-for-like read, Normandy and Hawthorne score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
East Oak Lane vs Philadelphia How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.5% +35%
Philadelphia: 31.4%
Average gross rent
$1,128 -19%
Philadelphia: $1,397
Average HH income
$75,548 +24%
Philadelphia: $60,698
Poverty rate
12.3% -44%
Philadelphia: 22.0%
Renter share
32.3% -33%
Philadelphia: 48.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Oak Lane and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.2–6.6

Why East Oak Lane scores 5.8

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
43% 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
32% 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
12.3% below poverty line · Range 2.2–4.6 across tracts
3.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.8 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

East Oak Lane vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

East Oak Lane score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.8East Oak LaneNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in East Oak Lane?

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 1.4 points from 5.2 to 6.6. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in East Oak Lane

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
42101027100 6.6 2,609 40% $1,136
42101026900 5.5 2,431 53% $1,002
42101027000 5.2 2,688 35% $1,234
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

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

Socioeconomic status 61%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 68%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in East Oak Lane

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 436Total filings (sum)
  • 11.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.8%Peak year (2012)
  • 8.90%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 270Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.2Avg monthly observed
  • 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.62×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About East Oak Lane

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for East Oak Lane?

East Oak Lane scores 5.8/10 (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.
Q2

How does East Oak Lane compare to Philadelphia overall?

East Oak Lane scores 0.8 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,128 vs $1,397.
Q3

What is the average rent in East Oak Lane?

Average gross rent in East Oak Lane is $1,128/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of East Oak Lane residents are renters?

32% of East Oak Lane households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 7,728 residents.
Q5

Is East Oak Lane a high social-vulnerability area?

East Oak Lane sits in the 74th 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.
Q6

Which tracts in East Oak Lane have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in East Oak Lane is census tract 42101027100 (score 6.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.6, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7

How safe is East Oak Lane for landlords?

East Oak Lane carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of East Oak Lane?

East Oak Lane has 7,731 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (71.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (12%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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