4 census tracts · pop 20,219 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.2–6.8
Somerton spans 4 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 20,219 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 5.2 to 6.8. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Average gross rent is $1,129, 19% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 457 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 8.9% of renter households.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #90 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 2.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Somerton vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Somerton
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
457Total filings (sum)
4.21%Avg annual filing rate
8.9%Peak year (2016)
4.94%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
321Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Somerton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Somerton?
Somerton scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Somerton compare to Philadelphia overall?
Somerton scores 0.7 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,129 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Somerton?
Average gross rent in Somerton is $1,129/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Somerton residents are renters?
31% of Somerton households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 20,219 residents.
Q5
Is Somerton a high social-vulnerability area?
Somerton sits in the 58th 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 Somerton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Somerton is census tract 42101035900 (score 6.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.8, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Somerton for landlords?
Somerton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Somerton?
Somerton has 20,014 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
