Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Fitler Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101000401 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,675 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 6.4/10, tract 42101000401 in Fitler Square in Philadelphia ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,675 residents. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,318 monthly, set against $89,663 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units2,079
Renter share68.4%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$89,663
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9542, -75.1758 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fitler Square scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Philadelphia
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,318 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Philadelphia
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
How Fitler Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 123Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%Peak (2016)
- 42Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 83% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 116Total filings 2020-21
- 1.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.37×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fitler Square. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fitler Square
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 123 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101000401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000401?
Census tract 42101000401 in the Fitler Square neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42101000401?
Median gross rent is $1,318/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000401?
17.9% of residents in tract 42101000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,675.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 43th, minority 62th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 42101000401 considered part of Fitler Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000401 fall within Fitler Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101000401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 123 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101000401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.52% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101000401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.37× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101000401 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101000401 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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