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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).

Eviction Risk
6.0
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
27%
15% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,822
Median household income
$122,106
4.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Fairmount vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Fairmount score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Fairmount: 6.06.0FairmountNeighborhoodParent city: 7.07.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Dearnley Park
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 3.7K
Peer · PA
Elkins Park
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 20.0K
Peer · PA
College Park
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.6K
Peer · PA
Harrisburg
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.7K
Comparison

Fairmount vs Philadelphia

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.0 -14%
Philadelphia: 7.0
Rent burden
26.6% -15%
Philadelphia: 31.4%
Median gross rent
$1,822 +30%
Philadelphia: $1,397
Median HH income
$122,106 +101%
Philadelphia: $60,698
Poverty rate
4.6% -79%
Philadelphia: 22.0%
Renter share
42.1% -13%
Philadelphia: 48.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Fairmount

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 5.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 79.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 4.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 5.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.7%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 13%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 2%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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).

Frequently asked

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.

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