Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
Southwest Schuylkill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101008802 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 6,156 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 42101008802 covers the Southwest Schuylkill area of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Home to 6,156 residents, it scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 99th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,416 a month against an average household income of $31,293 a year, roughly 54% of income at the averages. Renters make up 93% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units1,584
Renter share92.7%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate61.1%
Median income$31,293
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9529, -75.2028 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southwest Schuylkill scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
61.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,416 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Southwest Schuylkill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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
- 0%Grade B
- 82%Grade C
- 16%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)
- 124Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2016)
- 37Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 42% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 78Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.38×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Southwest Schuylkill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southwest Schuylkill
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 124 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2016.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.38x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
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 42101008802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101008802?
Census tract 42101008802 in the Southwest Schuylkill neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 42101008802?
Median gross rent is $1,416/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101008802?
61.1% of residents in tract 42101008802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,156.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101008802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 3th, minority 73th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 42101008802 considered part of Southwest Schuylkill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101008802 fall within Southwest Schuylkill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101008802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 124 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101008802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101008802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.38× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101008802 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101008802 scores 7.1/10, higher 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 42101008802 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. 16% 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
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