2 census tracts · pop 9,802 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.3
Morrell Park takes in 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 9,802 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Cost burden runs 40% against 31.4% citywide, putting Morrell Park 8.4% over its own city. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 435 across 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 16.4% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 3.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,427, close to the Philadelphia average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $81,524. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Morrell Park vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Morrell Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
435Total filings (sum)
7.21%Avg annual filing rate
16.4%Peak year (2016)
8.86%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
542Total filings 2020-21
3.4Avg monthly observed
6.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.37×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Morrell Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Morrell Park?
Morrell Park scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Morrell Park compare to Philadelphia overall?
Morrell Park scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,427 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Morrell Park?
Average gross rent in Morrell Park is $1,427/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Morrell Park residents are renters?
35% of Morrell Park households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 9,802 residents.
Q5
Is Morrell Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Morrell Park sits in the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Morrell Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Morrell Park is census tract 42101035302 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.3, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Morrell Park for landlords?
Morrell Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Morrell Park?
Morrell Park has 9,793 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.2%), Other / Multiracial (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
