Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Brookhaven Borough Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42045404500 · Delaware County, PA · pop 4,848 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up Brookhaven Borough in Brookhaven, census tract 42045404500 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 75% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,104 a month against an average household income of $35,789 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units2,122
Renter share64.9%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$35,789
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brookhaven and the region
Centroid at 39.8685, -75.3687 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brookhaven Borough scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brookhaven
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,104 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brookhaven
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brookhaven
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brookhaven
8.8
How Brookhaven Borough compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 49%Grade A
- 12%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 2,291Total filings over 7 yrs
- 28.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 39.6%Peak (2000)
- 253Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 41% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Brookhaven Borough. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brookhaven Borough
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Brookhaven, 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 2,291 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 28.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 39.6% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 42045404500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045404500?
Census tract 42045404500 in the Brookhaven Borough neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 42045404500?
Median gross rent is $1,104/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045404500?
12.7% of residents in tract 42045404500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,848.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045404500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 85th, minority 88th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 42045404500 considered part of Brookhaven Borough?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045404500 fall within Brookhaven Borough (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045404500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,291 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045404500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 28.75% of renter households, peaking at 39.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42045404500 compare to Brookhaven overall?
Tract 42045404500 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Brookhaven at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brookhaven; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42045404500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brookhaven
Top eight tracts in Brookhaven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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42045410700
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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42045404700
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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42045405000
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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42045405200
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Viscose Village
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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