Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Washington Square West Eviction Risk: Lower , Philadelphia
Tract 42101000600 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 1,536 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
How risky is the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia for landlords? Census tract 42101000600 scores 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,398 monthly, set against $145,036 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 99% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 67%
Owners 1%
Tract context
Occupied units1,188
Renter share99.2%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$145,036
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9494, -75.1583 · click any tract to drill in
Why Washington Square West scores 3.8
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
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,398 rent vs county FMR
8.3
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 Washington Square West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 51Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.6%Peak (2010)
- 8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 81Total filings 2020-21
- 1.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.29×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Washington Square West. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Washington Square West
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.3/10. 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 below 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 30th 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 1.29x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
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 42101000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000600?
Census tract 42101000600 in the Washington Square West neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 42101000600?
Median gross rent is $2,398/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000600?
7.7% of residents in tract 42101000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,536.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 1th, minority 58th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 42101000600 considered part of Washington Square West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000600 fall within Washington Square West (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101000600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 51 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101000600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.89% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101000600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.29× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101000600 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101000600 scores 3.8/10, 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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