Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
West Kensington Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101016400 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 4,019 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up West Kensington in Philadelphia, census tract 42101016400 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $736 a month while the average household earns $24,497 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,649
Renter share69.6%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate49.6%
Median income$24,497
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9896, -75.1432 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Kensington 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
49.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$736 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 West Kensington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 0%Grade C
- 100%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)
- 414Total filings over 4 yrs
- 10.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.8%Peak (2012)
- 68Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 207Total filings 2020-21
- 2.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.51×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 West Kensington. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Kensington
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 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 riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.51x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 414 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 10.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.8% of renter households in 2012.
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 42101016400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101016400?
Census tract 42101016400 in the West Kensington 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 42101016400?
Median gross rent is $736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101016400?
49.6% of residents in tract 42101016400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,019.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101016400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 99th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 42101016400 considered part of West Kensington?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101016400 fall within West Kensington (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101016400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 414 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101016400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.80% of renter households, peaking at 16.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101016400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.51× 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 42101016400 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101016400 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 42101016400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% 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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