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Wynnefield Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia

Tract 42101012203 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 1,074 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Eviction risk in Wynnefield Heights in Philadelphia centers on tract 42101012203, which scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,074 residents. On the national scale it ranks #1,898 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,039 a month while the average household earns $63,409 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 45% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units792
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate27.3%
Median income$63,409

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Wynnefield Heights
Very High
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#147 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Elevated
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#147 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Elevated
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#398 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 40.0075, -75.2093 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wynnefield Heights scores 6.1

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
27.3% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$2,039 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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 Wynnefield Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wynnefield Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 012203Philadelphia: 5.55.5Philadelphiaparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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)

  • 198Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 10.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.1%Peak (2016)
  • 78Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421010122032010: 46 filings (6.87/100 renter HHs)2011: 31 filings (6.10/100 renter HHs)2012: 43 filings (8.46/100 renter HHs)2016: 78 filings (21.08/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 70% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 363Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.28×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 5 filings (1.82× baseline)2020-02-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2020-03-01: 4 filings (1.14× 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: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2020-10-01: 9 filings (1.57× baseline)2020-11-01: 6 filings (1.60× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2021-01-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2021-02-01: 4 filings (0.89× baseline)2021-03-01: 5 filings (1.43× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (0.38× baseline)2021-07-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 5 filings (0.74× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (0.17× baseline)2021-11-01: 7 filings (1.87× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 3 filings (0.86× baseline)2022-04-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 16 filings (2.06× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-09-01: 2 filings (0.30× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 18 filings (7.20× baseline)2023-09-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (0.52× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 19 filings (6.91× baseline)2024-02-01: 31 filings (6.89× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 13 filings (2.48× baseline)2024-07-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 20 filings (8.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 14 filings (2.07× baseline)2024-10-01: 19 filings (3.30× baseline)2024-11-01: 15 filings (4.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 14 filings (4.31× baseline)2025-01-01: 8 filings (2.91× baseline)2025-02-01: 6 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 11 filings (7.33× baseline)2025-05-01: 8 filings (1.03× baseline)2025-06-01: 5 filings (0.95× baseline)2025-07-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2025-10-01: 5 filings (0.87× baseline)2025-11-01: 4 filings (1.07× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2026-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Wynnefield Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wynnefield Heights

The score leans hardest on 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 above 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.28x 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 42101012203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101012203?

Census tract 42101012203 in the Wynnefield Heights neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 42101012203?

Median gross rent is $2,039/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101012203?

27.3% of residents in tract 42101012203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,074.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101012203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 2th, minority 84th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 42101012203 considered part of Wynnefield Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101012203 fall within Wynnefield Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101012203?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 198 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101012203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.63% of renter households, peaking at 21.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 42101012203 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× 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 42101012203 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101012203 scores 6.1/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Philadelphia

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

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