Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Washington Square West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101000600 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 1,536 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 42101000600 sits in the Washington eviction laws Square West area of Philadelphia eviction risk, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. Against Philadelphia County at 49.1%, 32% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 67%
Owners 1%
Tract context
Occupied units1,188
Renter share99.2%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$145,036
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9494, -75.1583 · click any tract to drill in
Why Washington Square West scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Philadelphia
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,398 rent vs county FMR
8.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Philadelphia
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Philadelphia
7.5
How Washington Square West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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)
- 51Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.6%Peak (2010)
- 8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 81Total filings 2020-21
- 1.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.29×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Washington Square West. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Washington Square West
At $2,398 a month, rents run 72% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands. This is renter territory: 99% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The voucher gap is 33.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 8.3/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 8.2/10. It sits 1.4 points below the Philadelphia County average of 6.6.
Court records carry 51 eviction filings across 4 observed years. The worst year on record was 2010, when 2.6% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 1.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000600?
Census tract 42101000600 in the Washington Square West neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 42101000600?
Median gross rent is $2,398/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000600?
7.7% of residents in tract 42101000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,536.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 1th, minority 58th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 42101000600 considered part of Washington Square West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000600 fall within Washington Square West (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101000600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 51 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101000600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.89% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101000600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.29× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101000600 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101000600 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Philadelphia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Philadelphia
Top eight tracts in Philadelphia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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