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Neighborhood · Philadelphia, PA

Fishers Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 4,912 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10 · range 7.4–7.4

Fishers maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA and houses 4,912 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, Elevated tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

At $1,077 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Court records for this tract carry 271 eviction filings. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 17.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 13.3% in 2016 against a 17.3% peak.

Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #47 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Elmwood Park and North Central.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
7.4
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fishers vs Philadelphia How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
63.1% +101%
Philadelphia: 31.4%
Average gross rent
$1,077 -23%
Philadelphia: $1,397
Average HH income
$44,509 -27%
Philadelphia: $60,698
Poverty rate
22.4% +2%
Philadelphia: 22.0%
Renter share
65.6% +36%
Philadelphia: 48.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fishers and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.4–7.4

Why Fishers scores 7.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Rent control risk
63% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
66% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
22.4% below poverty line · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Fishers vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Fishers score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.4FishersNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Fishers

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
42101027902 7.4 4,912 63% $1,077
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 76%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 30%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fishers

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 271Total filings (sum)
  • 14.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.3%Peak year (2012)
  • 13.31%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 271Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.5Avg monthly observed
  • 6.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.58×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).

Frequently asked

About Fishers

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Fishers?

Fishers scores 7.4/10 (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 Fishers compare to Philadelphia overall?

Fishers scores 0.8 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,077 vs $1,397.
Q3

What is the average rent in Fishers?

Average gross rent in Fishers is $1,077/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Fishers residents are renters?

66% of Fishers households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,912 residents.
Q5

Is Fishers a high social-vulnerability area?

Fishers sits in the 76th 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 Fishers for landlords?

Fishers carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Fishers?

Fishers has 4,968 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (28%), Hispanic / Latino (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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