2 census tracts · pop 8,430 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.2–5.6
Torresdale takes in 2 census tracts of Philadelphia, PA, population 8,430. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Philadelphia baseline of 31.4%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Court records carry 129 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 4.0% of renter households.
Among the 152 mapped neighborhoods of Philadelphia, it ranks #109 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Blue Grass and Parkwood Manor. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,469, close to the Philadelphia average.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Torresdale vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Torresdale
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
129Total filings (sum)
2.65%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2016)
3.07%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
154Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.73×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Torresdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Torresdale?
Torresdale scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Torresdale compare to Philadelphia overall?
Torresdale scores 1.2 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,469 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Torresdale?
Average gross rent in Torresdale is $1,469/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Torresdale residents are renters?
23% of Torresdale households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 8,430 residents.
Q5
Is Torresdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Torresdale sits in the 42nd 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 Torresdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Torresdale is census tract 42101035100 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.6, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Torresdale for landlords?
Torresdale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Torresdale?
Torresdale has 8,395 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
