Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Roxborough Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101021300 ·
Philadelphia County, PA · pop 3,243 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 42101021300, in the Roxborough area of Philadelphia eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,243. On the national scale it ranks #19,575 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,138 monthly, set against $98,196 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%Stable renters 31%Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,645
Renter share46.7%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$98,196
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33th percentile
#3 of 4 tracts In Roxborough
Low
Within parent city
17th percentile
#338 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Very Low
Within county
17th percentile
#339 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Very Low
Within state
61th percentile
#1,332 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0322, -75.2181 · click any tract to drill in
Why Roxborough scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Philadelphia
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,138 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Philadelphia
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
How Roxborough compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
36%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
33%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
1%Grade B
96%Grade C
4%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
57Total filings over 4 yrs
2.45%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak (2011)
13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2010 to 2016
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
57Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly (observed)
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Roxborough. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101021300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101021300?
Census tract 42101021300 in the Roxborough neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42101021300?
Median gross rent is $1,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101021300?
9.7% of residents in tract 42101021300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,243.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101021300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 3th, minority 31th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 42101021300 considered part of Roxborough?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101021300 fall within Roxborough (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101021300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101021300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.45% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101021300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101021300 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101021300 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 42101021300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 4% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
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Top eight tracts in Philadelphia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.