2 census tracts · pop 12,213 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.5–8
Lawncrest is a 2-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 12,213. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 58%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
77% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%. Annualized rent equals 37% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Court records carry 586 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 14.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,560, 12% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
That places it #37 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Judgments average 6.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lawncrest vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lawncrest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
586Total filings (sum)
9.65%Avg annual filing rate
14.0%Peak year (2016)
10.21%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
331Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.53×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Lawncrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lawncrest?
Lawncrest scores 7.7/10 (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 Lawncrest compare to Philadelphia overall?
Lawncrest scores 1.1 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 77% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,560 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lawncrest?
Average gross rent in Lawncrest is $1,560/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lawncrest residents are renters?
26% of Lawncrest households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 12,213 residents.
Q5
Is Lawncrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Lawncrest sits in the 92nd 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 Lawncrest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lawncrest is census tract 42101030501 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 8, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Lawncrest for landlords?
Lawncrest carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 Lawncrest?
Lawncrest has 11,752 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (40.8%), Hispanic / Latino (31.6%), Other / Multiracial (15.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
