3 census tracts · pop 10,811 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 5.2–7.6
Point Breeze takes in 3 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 10,811. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 31.4% citywide, putting Point Breeze 12.5% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.2 to 7.6, a 2.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 492 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 8.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #75 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The closest comparables inside the same city are Fern Rock and Brewerytown.
Average gross rent runs $1,464, close to the Philadelphia average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Point Breeze vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Point Breeze
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
492Total filings (sum)
6.18%Avg annual filing rate
8.9%Peak year (2012)
4.78%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
196Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.44×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Point Breeze
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Point Breeze?
Point Breeze scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 Point Breeze compare to Philadelphia overall?
Point Breeze scores 0.3 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,464 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Point Breeze?
Average gross rent in Point Breeze is $1,464/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Point Breeze residents are renters?
39% of Point Breeze households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 10,811 residents.
Q5
Is Point Breeze a high social-vulnerability area?
Point Breeze sits in the 64th 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 Point Breeze have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Point Breeze is census tract 42101003001 (score 7.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 7.6, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Point Breeze for landlords?
Point Breeze carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Point Breeze?
Point Breeze has 10,849 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (35.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (33.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
