6 census tracts · pop 17,404 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 5.4–7.7
Grays Ferry is a 6-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 17,404 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.4 to 7.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,100, 21% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 2,747 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 37.9% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #65 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 6.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Overbrook and Pencoyd. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
Grays Ferry vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Grays Ferry
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,747Total filings (sum)
18.19%Avg annual filing rate
37.9%Peak year (2016)
22.95%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,078Total filings 2020-21
4.9Avg monthly observed
16.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.38×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Grays Ferry
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Grays Ferry?
Grays Ferry scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Grays Ferry compare to Philadelphia overall?
Grays Ferry scores 0.1 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,100 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Grays Ferry?
Average gross rent in Grays Ferry is $1,100/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Grays Ferry residents are renters?
52% of Grays Ferry households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 17,404 residents.
Q5
Is Grays Ferry a high social-vulnerability area?
Grays Ferry sits in the 86th 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 Grays Ferry have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Grays Ferry is census tract 42101003600 (score 7.7/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 7.7, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Grays Ferry for landlords?
Grays Ferry carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Grays Ferry?
Grays Ferry has 17,281 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
