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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Briarcliffe Eviction Risk: Elevated , Collingdale

Tract 42045403101 · Delaware County, PA · pop 3,553 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 42045403101 reflects conditions in Briarcliffe in Collingdale, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,138 a month while the average household earns $41,273 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 35% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,431
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate26.6%
Median income$41,273

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 15 tracts In Briarcliffe
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Collingdale
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#12 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Very High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#331 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Collingdale and the region

Centroid at 39.9124, -75.2834 · click any tract to drill in

Why Briarcliffe scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Collingdale
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
26.6% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,138 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Collingdale
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Collingdale
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Collingdale
6.1

How Briarcliffe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Briarcliffe risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 403101Collingdale: 4.24.2Collingdaleparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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)

  • 163Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 6.54%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.6%Peak (2006)
  • 34Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454031012000: 19 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2001: 18 filings (5.04/100 renter HHs)2002: 20 filings (5.60/100 renter HHs)2003: 19 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2004: 21 filings (5.88/100 renter HHs)2005: 32 filings (9.04/100 renter HHs)2006: 34 filings (9.60/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 79% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Briarcliffe. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Briarcliffe

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Collingdale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Delaware County average of 5.9 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 163 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.6% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 73rd 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.

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 42045403101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045403101?

Census tract 42045403101 in the Briarcliffe neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 42045403101?

Median gross rent is $1,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045403101?

26.6% of residents in tract 42045403101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,553.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045403101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 85th, minority 78th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 42045403101 considered part of Briarcliffe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045403101 fall within Briarcliffe (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045403101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 163 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045403101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.54% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42045403101 compare to Collingdale overall?

Tract 42045403101 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Collingdale at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Collingdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Collingdale

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

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