Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
Wynnefield Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101012203 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 1,074 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42101012203 covers part of the Wynnefield Heights area of Philadelphia, PA, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. At $2,039 a month, rents run 46% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
Risk score
7.2
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 parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
90
th percentile
Very 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 7.2
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 198Total filings over 4 yrs
- 10.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.1%Peak (2016)
- 78Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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
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
This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income of $63,409, 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. The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, local political climate reads 8/10.
The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against Philadelphia County at 49.1%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The filing record is not thin: 198 evictions over 4 years of observation. The voucher gap is 13.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Against the Philadelphia County average of 6.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points.
Filings peaked in 2016 at 21.1% of renter households.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 7.2/10 (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 7.2/10, 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.
Tract · PA
Southwest Schuylkill
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · PA
Nicetown
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · PA
Powelton Village
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · PA
Wissinoming
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · PA
Mill Creek
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · PA
Allegheny West
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · PA
East Germantown
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · PA
University City
8
/ 10 · High
Related