6 census tracts · pop 13,517 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.3
Rittenhouse Square is a 6-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 13,517. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,875 a month, rents sit 34% over what the rest of Philadelphia commands.
41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%. This is a renter market: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 20%. 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 2.4/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 56 eviction filings. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 1.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.0% in 2016 against a 1.4% peak.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Graduate Hospital and Highland.
The 6 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $100,460.
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
5.2
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Rittenhouse Square vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rittenhouse Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
56Total filings (sum)
0.99%Avg annual filing rate
1.4%Peak year (2011)
0.96%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
258Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Rittenhouse Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rittenhouse Square?
Rittenhouse Square scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Rittenhouse Square compare to Philadelphia overall?
Rittenhouse Square scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,875 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rittenhouse Square?
Average gross rent in Rittenhouse Square is $1,875/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rittenhouse Square residents are renters?
65% of Rittenhouse Square households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 13,517 residents.
Q5
Is Rittenhouse Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Rittenhouse Square sits in the 24th 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 Rittenhouse Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rittenhouse Square is census tract 42101000701 (score 5.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.3, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Rittenhouse Square for landlords?
Rittenhouse Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 Rittenhouse Square?
Rittenhouse Square has 14,494 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
