1 census tracts · pop 4,685 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Summerdale is a one-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 4,685 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 56% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
roughly three in four of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,032, 26% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #90 by risk, the middle third. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Bala and Little Saigon. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 5.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Summerdale vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Summerdale
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
154Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Summerdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Summerdale?
Summerdale scores 5.9/10 (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 Summerdale compare to Philadelphia overall?
Summerdale scores 0.7 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 74% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,032 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Summerdale?
Average gross rent in Summerdale is $1,032/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Summerdale residents are renters?
8% of Summerdale households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 4,685 residents.
Q5
Is Summerdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Summerdale sits in the 88th 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
How safe is Summerdale for landlords?
Summerdale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 Summerdale?
Summerdale has 4,731 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.1%), Hispanic / Latino (42.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
