Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Southwest Schuylkill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia

Tract 42101007400 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 3,955 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Southwest Schuylkill neighborhood of Philadelphia anchors census tract 42101007400, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,178 a month against an average household income of $36,250 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 32% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,815

Renter share55.0%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate31.8%

Median income$36,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 39.9409, -75.2143 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southwest Schuylkill scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

31.8% poverty · this tract

7.9

Supply constraint

$1,178 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 Southwest Schuylkill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

74%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
37%Grade C
54%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)

286Total filings over 4 yrs
7.85%Avg annual filing rate
10.0%Peak (2016)
93Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2010 to 2016

Filings climbed 60% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

260Total filings 2020-21
3.4Avg monthly (observed)
7.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.47×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

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 Southwest Schuylkill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southwest Schuylkill

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 286 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 7.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.0% of renter households in 2016.

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 42101007400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101007400?

Census tract 42101007400 in the Southwest Schuylkill neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42101007400?

Median gross rent is $1,178/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101007400?

31.8% of residents in tract 42101007400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,955.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101007400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 92th, minority 92th, housing 67th.

Is tract 42101007400 considered part of Southwest Schuylkill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101007400 fall within Southwest Schuylkill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101007400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 286 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101007400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.85% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 42101007400 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.47× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.

How does tract 42101007400 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101007400 scores 6.9/10, higher 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.

Was tract 42101007400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 54% 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 Philadelphia

Top eight tracts in Philadelphia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org