3 census tracts · pop 12,634 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.2–5.7
Fox Chase takes in 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 12,634. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
Filings are well documented here: 232 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,227, 12% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 5.9% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #118 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 2.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $78,796, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 3 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.3/10 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
5.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Fox Chase vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fox Chase
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
232Total filings (sum)
3.52%Avg annual filing rate
5.9%Peak year (2016)
3.23%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
240Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
2.0Pre-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 Fox Chase
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fox Chase?
Fox Chase scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Fox Chase compare to Philadelphia overall?
Fox Chase scores 1.3 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,227 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fox Chase?
Average gross rent in Fox Chase is $1,227/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fox Chase residents are renters?
41% of Fox Chase households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 12,634 residents.
Q5
Is Fox Chase a high social-vulnerability area?
Fox Chase sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Fox Chase have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fox Chase is census tract 42101034200 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.7, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Fox Chase for landlords?
Fox Chase carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Fox Chase?
Fox Chase has 12,596 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
