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Eviction Risk in Packer Park , Philadelphia

2 census tracts · pop 5,419 · pop-weighted composite 6.6/10 · range 6.3–6.6

Packer Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Philadelphia with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,419 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 13% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,405/month sits 1% higher than the Philadelphia citywide median ($1,397).

Eviction Risk
6.6
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
43%
13% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,405
Median household income
$87,258
13.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Packer Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Packer Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Packer Park: 6.66.6Packer ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 7.07.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Bridesburg
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 8.7K
Peer · PA
Fishtown
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 9.3K
Peer · PA
Fitler Square
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 11.0K
Peer · PA
Girard Estates
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 18.8K
Comparison

Packer Park vs Philadelphia

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.6 -6%
Philadelphia: 7.0
Rent burden
43.2% +38%
Philadelphia: 31.4%
Median gross rent
$1,405 +1%
Philadelphia: $1,397
Median HH income
$87,258 +44%
Philadelphia: $60,698
Poverty rate
13.6% -38%
Philadelphia: 22.0%
Renter share
23.3% -52%
Philadelphia: 48.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Packer Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,206 residents across all tracts in Packer Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 4% White (non-Hispanic): 81.5% Asian (non-Hispanic): 5.9% Other / Multiracial: 8.7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 81.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 5.9%
  • Other / Multiracial 8.7%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Packer Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
42101003902 6.6 5,419 43% $1,405
42101980600 6.3
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 26

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 49%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 35%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Packer Park

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 53Total filings (sum)
  • 3.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.8%Peak year (2016)
  • 2.23%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 47Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.6Avg monthly observed
  • 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.63×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).

Frequently asked

About Packer Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Packer Park?

Packer Park scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Packer Park compare to Philadelphia overall?

Packer Park scores 0.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (7.0/10). Rent burden: 43% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,405 vs $1,397.

What is the median rent in Packer Park?

Median gross rent in Packer Park is $1,405/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Packer Park residents are renters?

23% of Packer Park households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 5,419 residents.

Is Packer Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Packer Park sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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