1 census tracts · pop 2,717 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Mantua maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA, population 2,717. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. 61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
Set annual rent against average household income of $31,343 and the ratio lands at 47%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 32% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The dominant input is economic stress at 9.3/10. The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 78% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 265 eviction filings.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,217, 13% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 10.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 9.4% in 2016 against a 10.9% peak.
That places it #1 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8/10 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
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mantua vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mantua
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
265Total filings (sum)
10.32%Avg annual filing rate
10.9%Peak year (2010)
9.35%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
269Total filings 2020-21
3.5Avg monthly observed
6.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Mantua
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mantua?
Mantua scores 8/10 (High 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 Mantua compare to Philadelphia overall?
Mantua scores 1.4 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,217 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mantua?
Average gross rent in Mantua is $1,217/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mantua residents are renters?
78% of Mantua households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 2,717 residents.
Q5
Is Mantua a high social-vulnerability area?
Mantua sits in the 88th 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 Mantua for landlords?
Mantua carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 Mantua?
Mantua has 2,571 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
