Neighborhood · Philadelphia, PA

Society Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 8,540 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2

Society Hill is a 3-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 8,540. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $2,233, 60% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10. The voucher gap is 23.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records carry 109 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. 34% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.0% of renter households. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.

Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Graduate Hospital and Highland score within a fraction of it.

Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Society Hill vs Philadelphia How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

33.7% +7%

Philadelphia: 31.4%

Average gross rent

$2,233 +60%

Philadelphia: $1,397

Average HH income

$137,989 +127%

Philadelphia: $60,698

Poverty rate

4.9% -78%

Philadelphia: 22.0%

Renter share

42.3% -12%

Philadelphia: 48.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Society Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.2–5.2

Why Society Hill scores 5.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts

8.2

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

34% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

42% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Economic stress

4.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.8 across tracts

1.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.6–8.5 across tracts

7.4

Risk score comparison

Society Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Society Hill?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0 points from 5.2 to 5.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.2 5.2 5.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Society Hill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42101001002	5.2	3,583	44%	$2,086
42101001001	5.2	2,717	35%	$2,262
42101036600	5.2	2,240	15%	$2,432

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 19

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 12%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 5%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 28%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 71%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Society Hill

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

109Total filings (sum)
1.41%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2016)
2.96%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

252Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.93×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).

Frequently asked

About Society Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Society Hill?

Society Hill scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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.

How does Society Hill compare to Philadelphia overall?

Society Hill scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,233 vs $1,397.

What is the average rent in Society Hill?

Average gross rent in Society Hill is $2,233/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Society Hill residents are renters?

42% of Society Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 8,540 residents.

Is Society Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Society Hill sits in the 19th 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.

Which tracts in Society Hill have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Society Hill is census tract 42101001002 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Society Hill for landlords?

Society Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Society Hill?

Society Hill has 8,655 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.6%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Society Hill

5.2 Old City 2 tracts · pop 4,844 5.2 Queen Village 2 tracts · pop 5,406 5.4 Washington Square West 3 tracts · pop 6,994 5.2 Bella Vista 2 tracts · pop 6,551 6 Chinatown 3 tracts · pop 9,847 5.7 Pennsport 2 tracts · pop 8,756

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Philadelphia

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Society Hill.

5.2 Manayunk 1 tracts · pop 3,520 5.2 Passyunk Square 1 tracts · pop 2,971 5.2 Francisville 1 tracts · pop 4,078 5.2 Germany Hill 1 tracts · pop 3,995 5.2 Rittenhouse Square 6 tracts · pop 13,517 5.2 Morrell Park 2 tracts · pop 9,802

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