2 census tracts · pop 11,715 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 7.4–7.5
Garden Court takes in 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 11,715. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
Severe burden reaches 35%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. At $1,055 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
The poverty rate is 23%, 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 954 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 14.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 10.3% in 2016 against a 14.1% peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #43 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Logan and Cobbs Creek.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 7.5/10 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
7.5
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Garden Court vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garden Court
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
954Total filings (sum)
10.70%Avg annual filing rate
14.1%Peak year (2011)
10.31%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
795Total filings 2020-21
5.3Avg monthly observed
9.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Garden Court
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garden Court?
Garden Court scores 7.5/10 (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 Garden Court compare to Philadelphia overall?
Garden Court scores 0.9 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,055 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garden Court?
Average gross rent in Garden Court is $1,055/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garden Court residents are renters?
55% of Garden Court households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 11,715 residents.
Q5
Is Garden Court a high social-vulnerability area?
Garden Court sits in the 83rd 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 Garden Court have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Garden Court is census tract 42101008500 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 7.5, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Garden Court for landlords?
Garden Court carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). 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 Garden Court?
Garden Court has 10,859 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (82.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
