Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Old City Eviction Risk: Lower , Philadelphia
Tract 42101000101 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 1,947 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 42101000101, home to 1,947 residents in the Old City area of Philadelphia, scores 6.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #17,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,057 a month while the average household earns $108,438 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,492
Renter share74.7%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$108,438
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9505, -75.1468 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old City scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,057 rent vs county FMR
6.4
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 Old City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 61Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.64×Ratio to 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 Old City. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old City
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.64x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101000101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000101?
Census tract 42101000101 in the Old City neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 42101000101?
Median gross rent is $2,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000101?
1.6% of residents in tract 42101000101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,947.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 2th, minority 35th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 42101000101 considered part of Old City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000101 fall within Old City (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 42101000101 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.64× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 42101000101 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101000101 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. 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.
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