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Bridesburg Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia

Tract 42101018400 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 2,202 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.7/10 for census tract 42101018400 reflects conditions in Bridesburg in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,456 monthly, set against $73,478 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 5% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units882
Renter share10.7%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$73,478

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Bridesburg
Very Low
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#305 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Low
Within county
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#304 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Low
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,035 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 40.0033, -75.0630 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bridesburg scores 4.8

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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,456 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Bridesburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bridesburg risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 018400Philadelphia: 5.55.5Philadelphiaparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

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.

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)

  • 28Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2012)
  • 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421010184002010: 4 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (3.74/100 renter HHs)2012: 9 filings (4.21/100 renter HHs)2016: 7 filings (4.93/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 75% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 25Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.83×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (8.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 2 filings (8.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 4 filings (8.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 2 filings (8.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bridesburg. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bridesburg

The heaviest input here 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 42101018400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101018400?

Census tract 42101018400 in the Bridesburg neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 42101018400?

Median gross rent is $1,456/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101018400?

10.5% of residents in tract 42101018400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,202.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101018400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 98th, minority 15th, housing 38th.
Q5

Is tract 42101018400 considered part of Bridesburg?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101018400 fall within Bridesburg (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101018400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101018400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.67% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 42101018400 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.83× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 42101018400 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101018400 scores 4.8/10, 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.
Q9

Was tract 42101018400 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. 0% 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.

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