Neighborhood · Philadelphia, PA

Saint Martins Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 8,124 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.2–5.5

Saint Martins is a 3-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 8,124 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

23% 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. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10.

At $1,715 a month, rents sit 23% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Filings are well documented here: 721 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.

The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 16.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #118 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Packer Park and Port Richmond Polish Neighborhood. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 3 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 5.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Saint Martins vs Philadelphia How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

41.2% +31%

Philadelphia: 31.4%

Average gross rent

$1,715 +23%

Philadelphia: $1,397

Average HH income

$94,472 +56%

Philadelphia: $60,698

Poverty rate

6.8% -69%

Philadelphia: 22.0%

Renter share

50.8% +5%

Philadelphia: 48.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Saint Martins and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.2–5.5

Why Saint Martins scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts

8.2

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

41% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

51% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Economic stress

6.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.2 across tracts

1.7

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.7–5.7 across tracts

4.5

Risk score comparison

Saint Martins vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Saint Martins?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.3 points from 5.2 to 5.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.5 5.2 5.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Saint Martins

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42101025700	5.5	3,737	60%	$1,737
42101025600	5.2	2,814	30%	$1,571
42101023100	5.2	1,573	16%	$1,920

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 37

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 25%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 27%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 56%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 60%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Saint Martins

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

721Total filings (sum)
9.22%Avg annual filing rate
16.8%Peak year (2012)
7.23%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

562Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.83×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Saint Martins

What is the eviction-risk score for Saint Martins?

Saint Martins scores 5.3/10 (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.

How does Saint Martins compare to Philadelphia overall?

Saint Martins scores 1.3 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,715 vs $1,397.

What is the average rent in Saint Martins?

Average gross rent in Saint Martins is $1,715/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Saint Martins residents are renters?

51% of Saint Martins households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 8,124 residents.

Is Saint Martins a high social-vulnerability area?

Saint Martins sits in the 37th 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.

Which tracts in Saint Martins have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Saint Martins is census tract 42101025700 (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.

How safe is Saint Martins for landlords?

Saint Martins carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Saint Martins?

Saint Martins has 7,697 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Saint Martins

5.6 East Mount Airy 3 tracts · pop 11,363 5.9 Cedarbrook 5 tracts · pop 15,809 5.3 West Mount Airy 3 tracts · pop 8,675 5.3 Wissahickon Hills 2 tracts · pop 6,088 7.5 East Germantown 4 tracts · pop 12,584 7.6 Germantown - Morton 2 tracts · pop 10,586

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Philadelphia

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Saint Martins.

5.3 Packer Park 2 tracts · pop 5,421 5.3 Logan Square 3 tracts · pop 9,279 5.3 Roxborough 4 tracts · pop 14,005 5.3 Port Richmond Polish Neighborhood 2 tracts · pop 7,632 5.3 Fox Chase 3 tracts · pop 12,634 5.3 Fishtown 2 tracts · pop 9,342

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