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Wynnefield Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia

Tract 42101012201 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,954 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 42101012201 reflects conditions in the Wynnefield Heights neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,406 monthly, set against $42,782 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63% Stable renters 37% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units2,082
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate19.4%
Median income$42,782

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Wynnefield Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#156 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Elevated
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#167 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Elevated
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#437 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 40.0035, -75.2106 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wynnefield Heights scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
19.4% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,406 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Wynnefield Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wynnefield Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 012201Philadelphia: 5.55.5Philadelphiaparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 249Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.9%Peak (2016)
  • 73Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421010122012010: 50 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2011: 56 filings (2.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 70 filings (3.39/100 renter HHs)2016: 73 filings (3.85/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 46% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 486Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 10.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.59×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 14 filings (1.19× baseline)2020-02-01: 5 filings (0.37× baseline)2020-03-01: 6 filings (0.46× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.36× baseline)2020-10-01: 3 filings (0.27× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (0.15× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 7 filings (0.60× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.07× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (0.08× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (0.09× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.07× baseline)2021-07-01: 4 filings (0.42× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (0.14× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-10-01: 2 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (0.15× baseline)2021-12-01: 9 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-01-01: 12 filings (1.02× baseline)2022-02-01: 9 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-03-01: 7 filings (0.54× baseline)2022-04-01: 14 filings (2.24× baseline)2022-05-01: 7 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (0.14× baseline)2022-07-01: 5 filings (0.53× baseline)2022-08-01: 14 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 12 filings (2.18× baseline)2022-10-01: 7 filings (0.62× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.07× baseline)2022-12-01: 10 filings (0.89× baseline)2023-01-01: 8 filings (0.68× baseline)2023-02-01: 11 filings (0.81× baseline)2023-03-01: 12 filings (0.92× baseline)2023-04-01: 5 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-05-01: 6 filings (0.51× baseline)2023-06-01: 16 filings (1.08× baseline)2023-07-01: 6 filings (0.63× baseline)2023-08-01: 16 filings (1.14× baseline)2023-09-01: 7 filings (1.27× baseline)2023-10-01: 7 filings (0.62× baseline)2023-11-01: 12 filings (0.87× baseline)2023-12-01: 5 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-01-01: 6 filings (0.51× baseline)2024-02-01: 14 filings (1.04× baseline)2024-03-01: 8 filings (0.62× baseline)2024-04-01: 7 filings (1.12× baseline)2024-05-01: 3 filings (0.26× baseline)2024-06-01: 4 filings (0.27× baseline)2024-07-01: 4 filings (0.42× baseline)2024-08-01: 10 filings (0.71× baseline)2024-09-01: 6 filings (1.09× baseline)2024-10-01: 10 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (0.36× baseline)2024-12-01: 9 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-01-01: 12 filings (1.02× baseline)2025-02-01: 16 filings (1.19× baseline)2025-03-01: 5 filings (0.38× baseline)2025-04-01: 2 filings (0.32× baseline)2025-05-01: 3 filings (0.26× baseline)2025-06-01: 9 filings (0.61× baseline)2025-07-01: 8 filings (0.84× baseline)2025-08-01: 12 filings (0.86× baseline)2025-09-01: 5 filings (0.91× baseline)2025-10-01: 5 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-11-01: 8 filings (0.58× baseline)2025-12-01: 9 filings (0.80× baseline)2026-01-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 5 filings (50.00× 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 Wynnefield Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wynnefield Heights

The heaviest input here 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 riskier side for landlords.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.59x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 42101012201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101012201?

Census tract 42101012201 in the Wynnefield Heights neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 42101012201?

Median gross rent is $1,406/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101012201?

19.4% of residents in tract 42101012201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,954.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101012201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 77th, minority 84th, housing 63th.
Q5

Is tract 42101012201 considered part of Wynnefield Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101012201 fall within Wynnefield Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101012201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 249 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101012201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.10% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 42101012201 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.59× 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 42101012201 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101012201 scores 6/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Philadelphia

Top eight tracts in Philadelphia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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