2 census tracts · pop 6,857 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Fairmount spans 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 6,857. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
At $1,822 a month, rents sit 30% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 32 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. about a quarter of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 1.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairmount vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairmount?
Fairmount scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Fairmount compare to Philadelphia overall?
Fairmount scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,822 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairmount?
Average 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.
Q4
What percentage of Fairmount residents are renters?
42% of Fairmount households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 6,857 residents.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Fairmount have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairmount is census tract 42101013602 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairmount for landlords?
Fairmount carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Fairmount?
Fairmount has 6,720 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
