1 census tracts · pop 1,843 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Highland maps to a single census tract in Philadelphia, PA, population 1,843. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. At $1,773 a month, rents sit 27% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 9 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 1.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Society Hill and Andorra score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $124,324, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highland vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
9Total filings (sum)
0.60%Avg annual filing rate
1.0%Peak year (2010)
0.26%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
4Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.33×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Highland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland?
Highland scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Highland compare to Philadelphia overall?
Highland scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,773 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland?
Average gross rent in Highland is $1,773/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland residents are renters?
40% of Highland households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 1,843 residents.
Q5
Is Highland a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland sits in the 14th 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
How safe is Highland for landlords?
Highland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland?
Highland has 1,888 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.2%), Hispanic / Latino (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
