Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Powelton Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101008801 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,231 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 42101008801, home to 2,231 residents in the Powelton Village area of Philadelphia, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 61% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,742 a month against an average household income of $33,990 a year, roughly 97% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 69%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units463
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate48.9%
Median income$33,990
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 39.9539, -75.1984 · click any tract to drill in
Why Powelton Village scores 6.8
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
48.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$2,742 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 Powelton Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 74%Grade C
- 26%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)
- 32Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2016)
- 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 475% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 12Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.00×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 Powelton Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Powelton Village
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above 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 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: Philadelphia eviction risk sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.
Frequently asked
About tract 42101008801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101008801?
Census tract 42101008801 in the Powelton Village neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42101008801?
Median gross rent is $2,742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101008801?
48.9% of residents in tract 42101008801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,231.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101008801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 1th, minority 77th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 42101008801 considered part of Powelton Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101008801 fall within Powelton Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101008801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101008801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.74% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101008801 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.00× 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 42101008801 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101008801 scores 6.8/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 42101008801 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 26% 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.
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