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Morrell Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia

Tract 42101035302 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 4,691 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 5.3/10, tract 42101035302 in the Morrell Park area of Philadelphia, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 21% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,798
Renter share38.2%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$71,232

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Morrell Park
Very High
Within parent city
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#313 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Low
Within county
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#311 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Low
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,025 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 40.0731, -74.9969 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morrell Park scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Morrell Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Morrell Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 0353026.6Philadelphiaparent city6.6Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 409Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 13.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.4%Peak (2016)
  • 119Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42101035302
Filings climbed 55% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 516Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 11.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.60×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Morrell Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morrell Park

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.2/10. Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.2/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8/10. It sits 1.3 points below the Philadelphia County average of 6.6. Court records carry 409 eviction filings across 4 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2016 at 16.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 13.4% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.7/10. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters.

Average gross rent is $1,320, close to the Philadelphia average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $71,232.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42101035302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101035302?

Census tract 42101035302 in the Morrell Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 42101035302?

Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101035302?

8.8% of residents in tract 42101035302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,691.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101035302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 72th, minority 55th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 42101035302 considered part of Morrell Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101035302 fall within Morrell Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101035302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 409 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101035302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.36% of renter households, peaking at 16.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 42101035302 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.60× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 42101035302 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101035302 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 6.6/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Philadelphia

Top eight tracts in Philadelphia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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