Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Somerville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101027901 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 3,256 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Somerville neighborhood of Philadelphia, census tract 42101027901 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.2/10. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,171 monthly, set against $36,135 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,485
Renter share46.3%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate29.8%
Median income$36,135
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0459, -75.1544 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somerville scores 6.9
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
29.8% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,171 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 Somerville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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
- 32%Grade B
- 39%Grade C
- 29%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)
- 376Total filings over 4 yrs
- 21.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 29.9%Peak (2012)
- 84Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 226Total filings 2020-21
- 2.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.43×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
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 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 75th 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.
Part of this tract, about 29% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
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 42101027901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101027901?
Census tract 42101027901 in the Somerville 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42101027901?
Median gross rent is $1,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101027901?
29.8% of residents in tract 42101027901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,256.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101027901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 51th, minority 99th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 42101027901 considered part of Somerville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101027901 fall within Somerville (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101027901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 376 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101027901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.50% of renter households, peaking at 29.9% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101027901 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.43× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 42101027901 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101027901 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.
Q9
Was tract 42101027901 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. 29% 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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7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hartranft
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Kensington
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hartranft
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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