Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Somerton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia
Tract 42101035800 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 6,152 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 6.8/10, tract 42101035800 in the Somerton neighborhood of Philadelphia ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,152 residents. On the national scale it ranks #7,417 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,250 a month against an average household income of $63,375 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,378
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$63,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
37
th percentile
Low
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region
Centroid at 40.1213, -75.0258 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somerton scores 5.1
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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,250 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Somerton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 51%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)
- 80Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.9%Peak (2016)
- 32Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 68% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 66Total filings 2020-21
- 0.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.39×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 Somerton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Somerton
The heaviest input here 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 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 80 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2016.
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 42101035800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101035800?
Census tract 42101035800 in the Somerton neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 42101035800?
Median gross rent is $1,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42101035800?
12.6% of residents in tract 42101035800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,152.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42101035800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 81th, minority 51th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 42101035800 considered part of Somerton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101035800 fall within Somerton (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101035800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 80 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101035800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.23% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 42101035800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.39× 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 42101035800 compare to Philadelphia overall?
Tract 42101035800 scores 5.1/10, 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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