2 census tracts · pop 4,564 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Northbank spans 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 4,564. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $1,909, 37% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
about one in five of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly below the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 29 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. 10% 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.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 2.8% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Against average income of $118,260, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. 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
Northbank vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northbank
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
29Total filings (sum)
2.49%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2016)
2.81%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
78Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.45×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Northbank
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northbank?
Northbank 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 Northbank compare to Philadelphia overall?
Northbank scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,909 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northbank?
Average gross rent in Northbank is $1,909/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northbank residents are renters?
24% of Northbank households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,564 residents.
Q5
Is Northbank a high social-vulnerability area?
Northbank sits in the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Northbank have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northbank is census tract 42101016001 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Northbank for landlords?
Northbank 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 Northbank?
Northbank has 4,384 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.8%), Hispanic / Latino (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
