Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Morrell Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101035302 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 4,691 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 42101035302 runs through Morrell Park in Philadelphia. With 4,691 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #11,616 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,320 monthly, set against $71,232 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,798
Renter share38.2%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$71,232
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
24
th percentile
Low
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.0731, -74.9969 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morrell Park scores 4.7
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
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Morrell Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
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)
- 409Total filings over 4 yrs
- 13.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.4%Peak (2016)
- 119Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 55% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 516Total filings 2020-21
- 6.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 11.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.60×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 Morrell Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morrell 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 409 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 13.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.4% of renter households in 2016.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.60x 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 42101035302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101035302?
Census tract 42101035302 in the Morrell Park neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 42101035302?
Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101035302?
8.8% of residents in tract 42101035302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,691.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101035302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 72th, minority 55th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 42101035302 considered part of Morrell Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101035302 fall within Morrell Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101035302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 409 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101035302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.36% of renter households, peaking at 16.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101035302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.60× 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 42101035302 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101035302 scores 4.7/10, 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.
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