1 census tracts · pop 4,066 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Fern Rock maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA, population 4,066. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 31.4% citywide, putting Fern Rock 17.7% over its own city.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,089, 22% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 474 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 16.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 12.7% in 2016 against a 16.7% peak. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #75 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Brewerytown and Point Breeze.
One tract means one number: 6.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fern Rock vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fern Rock
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
474Total filings (sum)
14.46%Avg annual filing rate
16.7%Peak year (2012)
12.71%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
522Total filings 2020-21
6.8Avg monthly observed
9.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Fern Rock
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fern Rock?
Fern Rock scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Fern Rock compare to Philadelphia overall?
Fern Rock scores 0.3 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,089 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fern Rock?
Average gross rent in Fern Rock is $1,089/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fern Rock residents are renters?
47% of Fern Rock households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,066 residents.
Q5
Is Fern Rock a high social-vulnerability area?
Fern Rock sits in the 81st 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
How safe is Fern Rock for landlords?
Fern Rock carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fern Rock?
Fern Rock has 4,025 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (77.7%), Hispanic / Latino (14.2%), Other / Multiracial (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
