Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Mechanicsville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101036303 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 6,840 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Eviction risk in Mechanicsville in Philadelphia centers on tract 42101036303, which scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 6,840 residents. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,270 a month while the average household earns $100,857 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,336
Renter share6.8%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$100,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.1090, -74.9700 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mechanicsville scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Philadelphia
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,270 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Philadelphia
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
How Mechanicsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 20Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2010)
- 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 4 months.
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. Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mechanicsville
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% of renter households in 2010.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.52x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101036303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101036303?
Census tract 42101036303 in the Mechanicsville neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42101036303?
Median gross rent is $1,270/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101036303?
9.3% of residents in tract 42101036303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,840.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101036303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 39th, minority 29th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 42101036303 considered part of Mechanicsville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101036303 fall within Mechanicsville (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101036303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101036303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.27% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101036303 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.52× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101036303 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101036303 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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