1 census tracts · pop 4,212 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.9–7.9
Nicetown-Tioga maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA and houses 4,212 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.9/10, Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 49%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 94% against 31.4% citywide, putting Nicetown-Tioga 62.5% over its own city. Average gross rent is $792, 43% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 385 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 16.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 15.0% in 2016 against a 16.2% peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #26 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Parkside and Haddington. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $36,463.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Nicetown-Tioga vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Nicetown-Tioga
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
385Total filings (sum)
13.63%Avg annual filing rate
16.2%Peak year (2010)
14.99%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
451Total filings 2020-21
5.9Avg monthly observed
7.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Nicetown-Tioga
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Nicetown-Tioga?
Nicetown-Tioga scores 7.9/10 (Elevated 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 Nicetown-Tioga compare to Philadelphia overall?
Nicetown-Tioga scores 1.3 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 94% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $792 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Nicetown-Tioga?
Average gross rent in Nicetown-Tioga is $792/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 94% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Nicetown-Tioga residents are renters?
31% of Nicetown-Tioga households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,212 residents.
Q5
Is Nicetown-Tioga a high social-vulnerability area?
Nicetown-Tioga sits in the 94th 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
How safe is Nicetown-Tioga for landlords?
Nicetown-Tioga carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Nicetown-Tioga?
Nicetown-Tioga has 4,165 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%), Other / Multiracial (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
