2 census tracts · pop 5,421 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–6.6
Packer Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 5,421. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 31.4% citywide, putting Packer Park 11.8% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 6.6. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filings are well documented here: 53 across 2 observed tracts. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 4.8% of renter households. That places it #118 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Judgments average 2.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Port Richmond Polish Neighborhood and Roxborough.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Packer Park vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Packer Park?
Packer Park scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Packer Park compare to Philadelphia overall?
Packer Park scores 1.3 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,404 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Packer Park?
Average gross rent in Packer Park is $1,404/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Packer Park residents are renters?
23% of Packer Park households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 5,421 residents.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Packer Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Packer Park is census tract 42101980600 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.6, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Packer Park for landlords?
Packer Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Packer Park?
Packer Park has 5,206 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), Other / Multiracial (8.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
