1 census tracts · pop 4,595 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.6–7.6
Germantown - Penn Knox is a one-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 4,595 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 31.4% citywide, putting Germantown - Penn Knox 17.7% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $740, 47% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. 36% 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. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 599 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 16.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 12.6% in 2016 against a 16.6% peak. That places it #39 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Against average income of $46,144, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Germantown - Penn Knox 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 & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Germantown - Penn Knox
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
599Total filings (sum)
15.57%Avg annual filing rate
16.6%Peak year (2010)
12.59%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
445Total filings 2020-21
5.8Avg monthly observed
10.6Pre-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 Germantown - Penn Knox
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Germantown - Penn Knox?
Germantown - Penn Knox scores 7.6/10 (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 Germantown - Penn Knox compare to Philadelphia overall?
Germantown - Penn Knox scores 1.0 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $740 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Germantown - Penn Knox?
Average gross rent in Germantown - Penn Knox is $740/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Germantown - Penn Knox residents are renters?
58% of Germantown - Penn Knox households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,595 residents.
Q5
Is Germantown - Penn Knox a high social-vulnerability area?
Germantown - Penn Knox sits in the 94th 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 Germantown - Penn Knox for landlords?
Germantown - Penn Knox carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). 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 Germantown - Penn Knox?
Germantown - Penn Knox has 4,743 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
