1 census tracts · pop 2,028 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Schuylkill maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA and houses 2,028 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,855 a month, rents sit 33% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. 31% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records for this tract carry 112 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 11.3% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 4.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $106,420.
38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Schuylkill vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Schuylkill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
112Total filings (sum)
8.09%Avg annual filing rate
11.3%Peak year (2016)
11.34%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
102Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.93×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Schuylkill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Schuylkill?
Schuylkill scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Schuylkill compare to Philadelphia overall?
Schuylkill scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,855 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Schuylkill?
Average gross rent in Schuylkill is $1,855/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Schuylkill residents are renters?
38% of Schuylkill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 2,028 residents.
Q5
Is Schuylkill a high social-vulnerability area?
Schuylkill sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Schuylkill for landlords?
Schuylkill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Schuylkill?
Schuylkill has 2,202 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.2%), Hispanic / Latino (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
