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Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Milbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia

Tract 42101036203 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 4,788 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 42101036203 covers part of the Milbrook area of Philadelphia, PA, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,788 residents. The severe-burden share is 40%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 5% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,814
Renter share11.2%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$85,733

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Milbrook
Very Low
Within parent city
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#397 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Very Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#361 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Very Low
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#1,074 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 40.0761, -74.9743 · click any tract to drill in

Why Milbrook scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$979 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Milbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Milbrook risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0362036.6Philadelphiaparent city6.6Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

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)

  • 62Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 9.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.8%Peak (2010)
  • 8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42101036203
Filings dropped 69% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 26Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.60×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 Milbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Milbrook

The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.3/10.

Average gross rent is $979, 30% below the Philadelphia average. Cost burden runs 59% here against 49.1% across Philadelphia County. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.2/10.

It sits 1.4 points below the Philadelphia County average of 6.6. Court records carry 62 eviction filings across 4 observed years. The worst year on record was 2010, when 13.8% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 9.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $85,733, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42101036203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101036203?

Census tract 42101036203 in the Milbrook neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 42101036203?

Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101036203?

5.2% of residents in tract 42101036203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,788.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101036203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 62th, minority 24th, housing 36th.
Q5

Is tract 42101036203 considered part of Milbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101036203 fall within Milbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42101036203?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42101036203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.52% of renter households, peaking at 13.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 42101036203 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 42101036203 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101036203 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Philadelphia at 6.6/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Philadelphia

Top eight tracts in Philadelphia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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