3 census tracts · pop 10,434 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Mill Creek spans 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 10,434. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8/10, placing it in the High tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
The poverty rate is 40%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.3/10. 29% 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.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $34,374 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Average gross rent is $982, 30% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
66% 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. Court records carry 865 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 12.8% of renter households. That places it #1 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Judgments average 4.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Franklinville and Yorktown score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Mill Creek vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mill Creek
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
865Total filings (sum)
9.84%Avg annual filing rate
12.8%Peak year (2016)
10.36%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
933Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly observed
7.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Mill Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mill Creek?
Mill Creek scores 8/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Mill Creek compare to Philadelphia overall?
Mill Creek scores 1.4 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $982 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mill Creek?
Average gross rent in Mill Creek is $982/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mill Creek residents are renters?
66% of Mill Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 10,434 residents.
Q5
Is Mill Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Mill Creek sits in the 89th 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
Which tracts in Mill Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mill Creek is census tract 42101010500 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Mill Creek for landlords?
Mill Creek carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mill Creek?
Mill Creek has 10,069 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.5%), Other / Multiracial (5.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
