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Eviction Risk in Lexington Park , Philadelphia

4 census tracts · pop 18,303 · pop-weighted composite 7.1/10 · range 6.5–7.4

Lexington Park is a white-asian neighborhood in Philadelphia with 4 census tracts and a population of 18,303 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,469/month sits 5% higher than the Philadelphia citywide median ($1,397).

Eviction Risk
7.1
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
57%
23% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,469
Median household income
$60,000
22.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Lexington Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Lexington Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Lexington Park: 7.17.1Lexington ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 7.07.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Allegheny West
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 10.7K
Peer · PA
Cobbs Creek
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 26.8K
Peer · PA
Eastwick
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 8.8K
Peer · PA
Frankford
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 16.3K
Comparison

Lexington Park vs Philadelphia

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.1 +1%
Philadelphia: 7.0
Rent burden
57.2% +82%
Philadelphia: 31.4%
Median gross rent
$1,469 +5%
Philadelphia: $1,397
Median HH income
$60,000 -1%
Philadelphia: $60,698
Poverty rate
22.9% +4%
Philadelphia: 22.0%
Renter share
42.7% -11%
Philadelphia: 48.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Lexington Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Asian Neighborhood — 18,521 residents across all tracts in Lexington Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 15.1% White (non-Hispanic): 37.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 14.2% Asian (non-Hispanic): 24.6% Other / Multiracial: 8.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 15.1%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 37.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 14.2%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 24.6%
  • Other / Multiracial 8.4%
Census tracts

4 tracts in Lexington Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
42101033200 7.4 3,077 67% $1,983
42101031402 7.2 6,039 61% $1,594
42101033400 7.1 5,457 60% $1,253
42101033300 6.5 3,730 39% $1,161
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 86%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lexington Park

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 890Total filings (sum)
  • 8.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.6%Peak year (2016)
  • 10.64%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 623Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.0Avg monthly observed
  • 4.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.48×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).

Frequently asked

About Lexington Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Lexington Park?

Lexington Park scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Lexington Park compare to Philadelphia overall?

Lexington Park scores 0.1 points higher than Philadelphia overall (7.0/10). Rent burden: 57% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,469 vs $1,397.

What is the median rent in Lexington Park?

Median gross rent in Lexington Park is $1,469/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Lexington Park residents are renters?

43% of Lexington Park households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 18,303 residents.

Is Lexington Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Lexington Park sits in the 84th 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.

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