Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Brookhaven Borough Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42045406401 · Delaware County, PA · pop 2,550 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
42045406401 is a census tract in the Brookhaven Borough area of Delaware County, PA. It scores 4.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,550 residents. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share23.7%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$69,047
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brookhaven and the region
Centroid at 39.8555, -75.3934 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brookhaven Borough scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brookhaven
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,258 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brookhaven
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brookhaven
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brookhaven
5.0
How Brookhaven Borough compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%Housing & transportation
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)
- 172Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.1%Peak (2006)
- 48Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 85% 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
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.8/10. Cost burden runs 63% here against 50.9% across Delaware County. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.8/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 2/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 172 filings here across 7 tracked years.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 13.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 7.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42045406401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42045406401?
Census tract 42045406401 in the Brookhaven Borough neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 42045406401?
Median gross rent is $1,258/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42045406401?
7.1% of residents in tract 42045406401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,550.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42045406401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 60th, minority 91th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 42045406401 considered part of Brookhaven Borough?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42045406401 fall within Brookhaven Borough (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42045406401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42045406401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.85% of renter households, peaking at 13.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42045406401 compare to Brookhaven overall?
Tract 42045406401 scores 4.9/10, 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.
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