4 census tracts · pop 21,186 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 5.2–7.2
Oxford Circle spans 4 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 21,186. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 31.4% citywide, putting Oxford Circle 13.2% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.2 to 7.2, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.1/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,049 across 4 observed tracts. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 14.9% of renter households.
At $1,270 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #72 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 5.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Oxford Circle vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oxford Circle
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,049Total filings (sum)
9.70%Avg annual filing rate
14.9%Peak year (2016)
8.81%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
765Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
4.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Oxford Circle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oxford Circle?
Oxford Circle scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Oxford Circle compare to Philadelphia overall?
Oxford Circle scores 0.2 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,270 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oxford Circle?
Average gross rent in Oxford Circle is $1,270/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oxford Circle residents are renters?
45% of Oxford Circle households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 21,186 residents.
Q5
Is Oxford Circle a high social-vulnerability area?
Oxford Circle sits in the 86th 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 Oxford Circle have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oxford Circle is census tract 42101031300 (score 7.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 7.2, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Oxford Circle for landlords?
Oxford Circle carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oxford Circle?
Oxford Circle has 20,335 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (40.9%), Hispanic / Latino (29.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
