3 census tracts · pop 13,414 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Northwood takes in 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 13,414. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 44%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Annualized rent equals 57% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.9/10.
The poverty rate is 41%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $886, 37% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,522 across 3 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 22.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 12.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The closest comparables inside the same city are Mantua and Franklinville.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 8/10 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
8
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Northwood vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northwood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,522Total filings (sum)
16.65%Avg annual filing rate
22.2%Peak year (2012)
13.48%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,183Total filings 2020-21
6.0Avg monthly observed
10.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.61×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Northwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwood?
Northwood scores 8/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Northwood compare to Philadelphia overall?
Northwood scores 1.4 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $886 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwood?
Average gross rent in Northwood is $886/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwood residents are renters?
48% of Northwood households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 13,414 residents.
Q5
Is Northwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwood sits in the 93rd 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
Which tracts in Northwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northwood is census tract 42101030100 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Northwood for landlords?
Northwood carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northwood?
Northwood has 12,986 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (40.8%), Hispanic / Latino (35.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
