Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Wynnefield Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101012201 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,954 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
42101012201 is a census tract in the Wynnefield Heights area of Philadelphia, PA. It scores 7.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,954. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Risk score
7.1
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 parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
90
th percentile
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 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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 249Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2016)
- 73Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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
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
29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against Philadelphia County at 49.1%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income of $42,782, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 8.2/10.
Running hot, local political climate reads 8/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 249 eviction filings across 4 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2016 at 3.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 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 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 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Philadelphia at 6.6/10. 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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