4 census tracts · pop 10,981 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.2–5.8
Fitler Square takes in 4 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 10,981 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
Average gross rent is $1,887, 35% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397. 26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 170 across 3 observed tracts. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 3.7% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #109 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 0.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Blue Grass and Parkwood Manor. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Fitler Square vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fitler Square
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
170Total filings (sum)
1.20%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak year (2016)
1.69%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
195Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.49×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Fitler Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fitler Square?
Fitler Square scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fitler Square compare to Philadelphia overall?
Fitler Square scores 1.2 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,887 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fitler Square?
Average gross rent in Fitler Square is $1,887/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fitler Square residents are renters?
64% of Fitler Square households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 10,981 residents.
Q5
Is Fitler Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Fitler Square sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Fitler Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fitler Square is census tract 42101000401 (score 5.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.8, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Fitler Square for landlords?
Fitler Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Philadelphia as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fitler Square?
Fitler Square has 10,723 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
