1 census tracts · pop 6,840 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Mechanicsville maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA, population 6,840. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 31.4% citywide, putting Mechanicsville 13.3% over its own city.
30% 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 clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 20 eviction filings. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 3.3% of renter households. At $1,270 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.1% in 2016 against a 3.3% peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third. Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mechanicsville vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mechanicsville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
20Total filings (sum)
2.27%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2010)
2.09%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
32Total filings 2020-21
0.4Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.52×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Mechanicsville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mechanicsville?
Mechanicsville scores 5.2/10 (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 Mechanicsville compare to Philadelphia overall?
Mechanicsville scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,270 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mechanicsville?
Average gross rent in Mechanicsville is $1,270/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mechanicsville residents are renters?
7% of Mechanicsville households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 6,840 residents.
Q5
Is Mechanicsville a high social-vulnerability area?
Mechanicsville sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Mechanicsville for landlords?
Mechanicsville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Mechanicsville?
Mechanicsville has 6,794 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
