Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
East Oak Lane Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101027000 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,688 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia is where census tract 42101027000 sits, home to 2,688 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,234 monthly, set against $95,619 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units982
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$95,619
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0493, -75.1332 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Oak Lane scores 4.3
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
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,234 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Oak Lane compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 100%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 272Total filings over 4 yrs
- 17.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.8%Peak (2012)
- 38Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 136Total filings 2020-21
- 1.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.63×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 Oak Lane. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Oak Lane
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 272 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 17.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.8% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101027000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101027000?
Census tract 42101027000 in the East Oak Lane neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 42101027000?
Median gross rent is $1,234/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101027000?
8.8% of residents in tract 42101027000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,688.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101027000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 91th, minority 89th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 42101027000 considered part of East Oak Lane?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101027000 fall within East Oak Lane (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101027000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 272 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101027000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.94% of renter households, peaking at 22.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101027000 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.63× 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 42101027000 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101027000 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. 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 42101027000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% 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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