2 census tracts · pop 16,307 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 6.3–8
Frankford takes in 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 16,307 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. At $1,036 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 6.3 to 8. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 1,193 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 13.7% of renter households.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #53 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 7.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 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
7.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Frankford vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Frankford
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,193Total filings (sum)
11.87%Avg annual filing rate
13.7%Peak year (2016)
12.90%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
828Total filings 2020-21
5.4Avg monthly observed
10.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.49×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Frankford
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Frankford?
Frankford scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Frankford compare to Philadelphia overall?
Frankford scores 0.6 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,036 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Frankford?
Average gross rent in Frankford is $1,036/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Frankford residents are renters?
40% of Frankford households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 16,307 residents.
Q5
Is Frankford a high social-vulnerability area?
Frankford 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 Frankford have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Frankford is census tract 42101030000 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 8, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Frankford for landlords?
Frankford carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Frankford?
Frankford has 15,396 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46.1%), Hispanic / Latino (30.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
