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Eviction Risk in Lexington Park , Philadelphia

Tract 42101031402 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 6,039 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 42101031402 sits in the Lexington Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has a population of 6,039 and an eviction-risk score of 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,594/month against a median household income of $61,318 — roughly 31% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
7.2
Elevated tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
61%
17% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$1,594
vs county FMR_2BR: -12%
Median household income
$61,318
24.2% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 40.0435, -75.0605. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Asian-Hispanic Neighborhood — 6,071 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 23.6% White (non-Hispanic): 11.4% Black (non-Hispanic): 14.7% Asian (non-Hispanic): 33.1% Other / Multiracial: 17.1%
  • Hispanic / Latino 23.6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 11.4%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 14.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 33.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 17.1%
Score breakdown

How the 7.2/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 8.2 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 3.4 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 8.2 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 8.0 Philadelphia (inherited)
Rent control risk 6.0 Philadelphia (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 7.5 state law
Tenant organizing strength 7.5 Philadelphia (inherited)
Housing court bias 7.5 Philadelphia (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 6.1 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 3.8 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 152Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 5.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.5%Peak (2012)
  • 37Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421010314022010: 37 filings (6.70/100 renter HHs)2011: 36 filings (4.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 42 filings (5.49/100 renter HHs)2016: 37 filings (6.05/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 82Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.40×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-02-01: 4 filings (1.60× 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: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-01-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× 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: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2021-10-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2021-12-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-04-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2022-09-01: 5 filings (2.22× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-06-01: 3 filings (0.86× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-09-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-02-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2024-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2025-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2025-06-01: 2 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-10-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Lexington Park. Closest by composite score.

Tract · PA
Lexington Park
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Lexington Park
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Lexington Park
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1930s HOLC grade · historical context

Dominant grade: B — still desirable

Approximately 100% of this tract's area was graded by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Philadelphia. Source: Mapping Inequality (Nelson, Winling, Marciano, Connolly et al., University of Richmond) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Redlining is correlated with present-day eviction-filing rates, lower home-ownership, and greater rent burden — see Aaronson, Hartley & Mazumder (FRB Chicago, 2021). The shading above reflects 90-year-old appraisals; it is historical context, not a current credit signal.

Frequently asked

About tract 42101031402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101031402?

Census tract 42101031402 in the Lexington Park neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 42101031402?

Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101031402?

24.2% of residents in tract 42101031402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,039.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101031402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 81th, minority 88th, housing 41th.

Is tract 42101031402 considered part of Lexington Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101031402 fall within Lexington Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101031402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 152 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101031402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.74% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 42101031402 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.40× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply — likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.

Was tract 42101031402 redlined?

The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is B (Still Desirable). Roughly 0% of the tract's area sits inside historically redlined (grade-D) zones drawn by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Philadelphia. Source: Mapping Inequality, University of Richmond.