4 census tracts · pop 13,870 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 5.4–7.6
Spruce Hill spans 4 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA and houses 13,870 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Philadelphia rate of 31.4%.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. This is a renter market: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.4 to 7.6, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 1,116 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 10.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #83 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Holmesburg and Whitman score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,393, close to the Philadelphia average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Spruce Hill vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Spruce Hill
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,116Total filings (sum)
6.25%Avg annual filing rate
10.9%Peak year (2012)
4.81%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
742Total filings 2020-21
2.4Avg monthly observed
4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Spruce Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Spruce Hill compare to Philadelphia overall?
Spruce Hill scores 0.5 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,393 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Spruce Hill?
Average gross rent in Spruce Hill is $1,393/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Spruce Hill residents are renters?
74% of Spruce Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 13,870 residents.
Q5
Is Spruce Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Spruce Hill sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Spruce Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Spruce Hill is census tract 42101008602 (score 7.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 7.6, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Spruce Hill for landlords?
Spruce Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill has 14,120 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
