Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
Somerville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101027700 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 5,197 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 42101027700, in the Somerville area of Philadelphia eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.6/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,197. On the national scale it ranks #1,044 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,448
Renter share36.8%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate36.0%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0505, -75.1512 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somerville scores 7.2
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
36.0% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Somerville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 1%Grade A
- 94%Grade B
- 5%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 235Total filings over 4 yrs
- 6.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.0%Peak (2010)
- 56Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 22% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 230Total filings 2020-21
- 3.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.54×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 Somerville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Somerville
The score leans hardest on 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 predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.54x 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 42101027700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101027700?
Census tract 42101027700 in the Somerville neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 42101027700?
36.0% of residents in tract 42101027700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,197.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101027700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 93th, minority 97th, housing 58th.
Q4
Is tract 42101027700 considered part of Somerville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101027700 fall within Somerville (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101027700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 235 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101027700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.38% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 42101027700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.54× 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 42101027700 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101027700 scores 7.2/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 42101027700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
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