2 census tracts · pop 7,727 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Yorktown is a 2-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA and houses 7,727 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 45%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.8/10.
The poverty rate is 40%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. 72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Average gross rent is $1,010, 28% below the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Filings are well documented here: 623 across 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 14.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 9.4% in 2016 against a 14.4% peak. That places it #1 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Mantua and Franklinville.
With little internal variation, 8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Yorktown vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Yorktown
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
623Total filings (sum)
12.70%Avg annual filing rate
14.4%Peak year (2010)
9.16%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
513Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.52×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Yorktown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Yorktown?
Yorktown scores 8/10 (High tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Yorktown compare to Philadelphia overall?
Yorktown scores 1.4 points higher than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,010 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Yorktown?
Average gross rent in Yorktown is $1,010/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Yorktown residents are renters?
72% of Yorktown households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 7,727 residents.
Q5
Is Yorktown a high social-vulnerability area?
Yorktown sits in the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Yorktown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Yorktown is census tract 42101014600 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Yorktown for landlords?
Yorktown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Philadelphia as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Yorktown?
Yorktown has 8,492 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (42%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
