Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Old City Eviction Risk: Lower , Philadelphia
Tract 42101000102 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,897 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 42101000102 covers the Old City area of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Home to 2,897 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 25% of renter households, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,242 a month while the average household earns $108,203 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 47%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,033
Renter share62.3%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$108,203
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9547, -75.1465 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old City scores 3.9
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,242 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 80Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.30×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.30x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
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 42101000102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000102?
Census tract 42101000102 in the Old City neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 42101000102?
Median gross rent is $2,242/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000102?
5.9% of residents in tract 42101000102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,897.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 0th, minority 22th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 42101000102 considered part of Old City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000102 fall within Old City (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 42101000102 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.30× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 42101000102 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101000102 scores 3.9/10, 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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