5 census tracts · pop 21,057 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 6.9–8
Feltonville takes in 5 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 21,057. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 41%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.9 to 8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records carry 922 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
At $1,221 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 13.0% of renter households.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #39 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 4.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 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
7.6
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Feltonville vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Feltonville
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
922Total filings (sum)
7.49%Avg annual filing rate
13.0%Peak year (2016)
7.08%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
570Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.45×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Feltonville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Feltonville?
Feltonville scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Feltonville compare to Philadelphia overall?
Feltonville scores 1.0 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,221 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Feltonville?
Average gross rent in Feltonville is $1,221/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Feltonville residents are renters?
34% of Feltonville households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 21,057 residents.
Q5
Is Feltonville a high social-vulnerability area?
Feltonville sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Feltonville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Feltonville is census tract 42101028901 (score 8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 8, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Feltonville for landlords?
Feltonville carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Feltonville?
Feltonville has 20,424 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (55.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
