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Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Briarcliffe Eviction Risk: Moderate , Collingdale

Tract 42045403502 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,543 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Briarcliffe area of Collingdale anchors census tract 42045403502, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 82% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,103 a month while the average household earns $70,368 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 3% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units951
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$70,368

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 15 tracts In Briarcliffe
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Collingdale
Very Low
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#42 of 152 tracts In Delaware County
Elevated
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#1,207 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Collingdale and the region

Centroid at 39.9020, -75.2967 · click any tract to drill in

Why Briarcliffe scores 4.5

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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,103 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Collingdale
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Collingdale
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Collingdale
7.8

How Briarcliffe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Briarcliffe risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 403502Collingdale: 4.24.2Collingdaleparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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)

  • 195Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 9.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.9%Peak (2006)
  • 77Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420454035022000: 6 filings (2.23/100 renter HHs)2001: 10 filings (3.72/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (2.98/100 renter HHs)2003: 21 filings (7.82/100 renter HHs)2004: 33 filings (12.28/100 renter HHs)2005: 40 filings (13.46/100 renter HHs)2006: 77 filings (25.90/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 1,183% 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 rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 above 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 195 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.9% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 42045403502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045403502?

Census tract 42045403502 in the Briarcliffe neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 42045403502?

Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42045403502?

9.4% of residents in tract 42045403502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,543.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42045403502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 35th, minority 20th, housing 17th.
Q5

Is tract 42045403502 considered part of Briarcliffe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045403502 fall within Briarcliffe (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045403502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 195 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045403502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.77% of renter households, peaking at 25.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42045403502 compare to Collingdale overall?

Tract 42045403502 scores 4.5/10, 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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