Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Lexington Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Philadelphia
Tract 42101031402 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 6,039 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Lexington Park area of Philadelphia anchors census tract 42101031402, which lands at 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,594 a month against an average household income of $61,318 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,737
Renter share43.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$61,318
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0435, -75.0605 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lexington Park scores 6
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
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,594 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Lexington Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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.
- 0%Grade A
- 100%Grade B
- 0%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)
- 152Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2012)
- 37Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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
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 Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lexington Park
The score leans hardest on 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 152 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2012.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.40x 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 42101031402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101031402?
Census tract 42101031402 in the Lexington Park neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 42101031402?
Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
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.
Q8
How does tract 42101031402 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101031402 scores 6/10, 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 42101031402 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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7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
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