2 census tracts · pop 5,884 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Northern Liberties spans 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 5,884 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $2,147, 54% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.1/10. The voucher gap is 19.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 75 evictions logged in this tract.
On the high side 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.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 3.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #125 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Against average income of $135,333, 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.
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
Northern Liberties vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northern Liberties
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
75Total filings (sum)
2.53%Avg annual filing rate
3.4%Peak year (2011)
1.11%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
306Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.92×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Northern Liberties
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northern Liberties?
Northern Liberties 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 Northern Liberties compare to Philadelphia overall?
Northern Liberties scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,147 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northern Liberties?
Average gross rent in Northern Liberties is $2,147/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northern Liberties residents are renters?
54% of Northern Liberties households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 5,884 residents.
Q5
Is Northern Liberties a high social-vulnerability area?
Northern Liberties sits in the 7th 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 Northern Liberties have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northern Liberties is census tract 42101036700 (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 Northern Liberties for landlords?
Northern Liberties 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 Northern Liberties?
Northern Liberties has 6,194 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
