3 census tracts · pop 16,457 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.2–5.5
Pauls Run takes in 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 16,457. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 41%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 72% against 31.4% citywide, putting Pauls Run 40.2% over its own city. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Filings are well documented here: 495 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 30.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 10.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At $1,303 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands. That places it #109 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
At 25% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Blue Grass and Parkwood Manor.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $75,085.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Pauls Run vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pauls Run
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
495Total filings (sum)
8.36%Avg annual filing rate
30.1%Peak year (2012)
8.01%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
261Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.49×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Pauls Run
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pauls Run?
Pauls Run scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Pauls Run compare to Philadelphia overall?
Pauls Run scores 1.2 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 72% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,303 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pauls Run?
Average gross rent in Pauls Run is $1,303/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pauls Run residents are renters?
25% of Pauls Run households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 16,457 residents.
Q5
Is Pauls Run a high social-vulnerability area?
Pauls Run sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Pauls Run have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pauls Run is census tract 42101035500 (score 5.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Pauls Run for landlords?
Pauls Run carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Pauls Run?
Pauls Run has 16,339 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23%), Hispanic / Latino (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
