1 census tracts · pop 2,218 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 7.1–7.1
Ludlow maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA and houses 2,218 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Average gross rent is $1,065, 24% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 428 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 35.4% of renter households. That places it #56 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Judgments average 8.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $42,619.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ludlow 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 & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ludlow
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
428Total filings (sum)
25.15%Avg annual filing rate
35.4%Peak year (2016)
35.35%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
193Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
6.6Pre-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 Ludlow
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ludlow?
Ludlow scores 7.1/10 (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 Ludlow compare to Philadelphia overall?
Ludlow scores 0.5 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,065 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ludlow?
Average gross rent in Ludlow is $1,065/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ludlow residents are renters?
71% of Ludlow households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 2,218 residents.
Q5
Is Ludlow a high social-vulnerability area?
Ludlow sits in the 95th 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 Ludlow for landlords?
Ludlow carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). 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 Ludlow?
Ludlow has 2,398 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Hispanic / Latino (29.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
