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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Briarcliffe Eviction Risk: Moderate , Collingdale

Tract 42045403103 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,884 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Eviction risk in the Briarcliffe area of Collingdale centers on tract 42045403103, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,884 residents. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,078 monthly, set against $54,429 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 14% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,225
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$54,429

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 15 tracts In Briarcliffe
High
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Collingdale
Very Low
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
High
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#653 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Collingdale and the region

Centroid at 39.9181, -75.2752 · click any tract to drill in

Why Briarcliffe scores 5.5

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
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,078 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 5.55.5This tracttract 403103Collingdale: 4.24.2Collingdaleparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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)

  • 125Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 7.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.6%Peak (2002)
  • 23Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454031032000: 8 filings (3.33/100 renter HHs)2001: 15 filings (6.25/100 renter HHs)2002: 23 filings (9.58/100 renter HHs)2003: 13 filings (5.42/100 renter HHs)2004: 22 filings (9.17/100 renter HHs)2005: 21 filings (8.11/100 renter HHs)2006: 23 filings (8.88/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 188% 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

The heaviest input here 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 68th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 125 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.6% of renter households in 2002.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42045403103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045403103?

Census tract 42045403103 in the Briarcliffe neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 42045403103?

Median gross rent is $1,078/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045403103?

18.6% of residents in tract 42045403103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,884.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045403103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 83th, minority 78th, housing 18th.
Q5

Is tract 42045403103 considered part of Briarcliffe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045403103 fall within Briarcliffe (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045403103?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 125 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045403103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.25% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42045403103 compare to Collingdale overall?

Tract 42045403103 scores 5.5/10, 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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