1 census tracts · pop 4,707 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Little Saigon maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA, population 4,707. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 53% against 31.4% citywide, putting Little Saigon 21.9% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. At $1,675 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 94 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 2.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.9% in 2016 against a 2.6% peak. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #90 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, Bala and Summerdale score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $84,732.
46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.9/10 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
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Little Saigon vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Little Saigon
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
94Total filings (sum)
2.21%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak year (2011)
1.90%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
113Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Little Saigon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Saigon?
Little Saigon scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 Little Saigon compare to Philadelphia overall?
Little Saigon scores 0.7 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,675 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Saigon?
Average gross rent in Little Saigon is $1,675/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Saigon residents are renters?
46% of Little Saigon households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,707 residents.
Q5
Is Little Saigon a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Saigon sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Little Saigon for landlords?
Little Saigon carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Little Saigon?
Little Saigon has 4,666 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.3%), Other / Multiracial (8.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
