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Rittenhouse Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Philadelphia

Tract 42101000701 · Philadelphia County, PA · pop 1,807 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.8/10 for census tract 42101000701 reflects conditions in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,177 a month while the average household earns $90,343 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 44% Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,512
Renter share77.3%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$90,343

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In Rittenhouse Square
Very High
Within parent city
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#309 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia
Low
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#315 of 408 tracts In Philadelphia County
Low
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#1,098 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Philadelphia and the region

Centroid at 39.9507, -75.1689 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rittenhouse Square scores 4.7

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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$2,177 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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 Rittenhouse Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rittenhouse Square risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 000701Philadelphia: 5.55.5Philadelphiaparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 87Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.77×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 10 filings (4.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-10-01: 3 filings (0.86× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2023-02-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2023-03-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 6 filings (24.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 1 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (8.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2025-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Palm Beach as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rittenhouse Square. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rittenhouse Square

What moves this score most 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 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.77x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

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 42101000701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42101000701?

Census tract 42101000701 in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 42101000701?

Median gross rent is $2,177/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42101000701?

11.7% of residents in tract 42101000701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,807.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42101000701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 0th, minority 38th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 42101000701 considered part of Rittenhouse Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42101000701 fall within Rittenhouse Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 42101000701 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.77× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 42101000701 compare to Philadelphia overall?

Tract 42101000701 scores 4.7/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Philadelphia

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

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