Eviction Risk in Fairmount , Philadelphia
2 census tracts · pop 6,857 · pop-weighted composite 6.0/10 · range 5.8–6.2
Fairmount is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Philadelphia with 2 census tracts and a population of 6,857 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 27% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 15% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,822/month sits 30% higher than the Philadelphia citywide median ($1,397).
Fairmount vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Fairmount vs Philadelphia
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 6,720 residents across all tracts in Fairmount. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 5.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 79.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 4.5%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 5.1%
- Other / Multiracial 4.7%
2 tracts in Fairmount
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42101013601 | 6.2 | 2,882 | 33% | $1,905 |
| 42101013602 | 5.8 | 3,975 | 22% | $1,761 |
CDC SVI percentile: 10
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Fairmount
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 32Total filings (sum)
- 0.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.1%Peak year (2011)
- 0.37%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 21Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly observed
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.32×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
About Fairmount
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairmount?
Fairmount scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Fairmount compare to Philadelphia overall?
Fairmount scores 1.0 points lower than Philadelphia overall (7.0/10). Rent burden: 27% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,822 vs $1,397.
What is the median rent in Fairmount?
Median gross rent in Fairmount is $1,822/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Fairmount residents are renters?
42% of Fairmount households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 6,857 residents.
Is Fairmount a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairmount sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.