3 census tracts · pop 9,458 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.1–8
Sharswood is a 3-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 9,458. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, Elevated tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. On the high side is economic stress at 8.7/10. At $993 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Court records carry 1,805 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 29.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 15.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #28 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Belmont and Germantown - Morton. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 3 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
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
7.8
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Sharswood vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sharswood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,805Total filings (sum)
20.27%Avg annual filing rate
29.2%Peak year (2012)
19.53%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
951Total filings 2020-21
5.5Avg monthly observed
12.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.52×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Sharswood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sharswood?
Sharswood scores 7.8/10 (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 Sharswood compare to Philadelphia overall?
Sharswood scores 1.2 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $993 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sharswood?
Average gross rent in Sharswood is $993/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sharswood residents are renters?
70% of Sharswood households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 9,458 residents.
Q5
Is Sharswood a high social-vulnerability area?
Sharswood sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Sharswood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sharswood is census tract 42101015200 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 8, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Sharswood for landlords?
Sharswood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sharswood?
Sharswood has 11,968 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69%), Hispanic / Latino (11.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
