Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Fitler Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101000702 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,248 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Fitler Square neighborhood of Philadelphia is where census tract 42101000702 sits, home to 2,248 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,168 a month while the average household earns $63,200 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,446
Renter share76.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$63,200
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9514, -75.1778 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fitler Square scores 5
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
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,168 rent vs county FMR
7.0
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 Fitler Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 28Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.49×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fitler Square. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fitler Square
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Philadelphia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Philadelphia County average of 6.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 27th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.49x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
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 42101000702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000702?
Census tract 42101000702 in the Fitler Square neighborhood scores 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 42101000702?
Median gross rent is $2,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000702?
9.7% of residents in tract 42101000702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,248.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 4th, minority 66th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 42101000702 considered part of Fitler Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000702 fall within Fitler Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 42101000702 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.49× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 42101000702 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101000702 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 5.5/10. 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.
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