Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Spring Garden Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101012502 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 3,743 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Here is how census tract 42101012502, in the Spring Garden area of Philadelphia eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.5/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,743. On the national scale it ranks #11,603 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,174 monthly, set against $109,602 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units2,627
Renter share79.2%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$109,602
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9630, -75.1758 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring Garden scores 4.2
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
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$2,174 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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 Spring Garden compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 96Total filings 2020-21
- 1.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.44×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 Spring Garden. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spring Garden
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.44x 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 42101012502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101012502?
Census tract 42101012502 in the Spring Garden neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 42101012502?
Median gross rent is $2,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101012502?
11.2% of residents in tract 42101012502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,743.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101012502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 19th, minority 58th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 42101012502 considered part of Spring Garden?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101012502 fall within Spring Garden (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 42101012502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.44× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 42101012502 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101012502 scores 4.2/10, lower 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.
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7.1
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