2 census tracts · pop 6,088 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.4
Wissahickon Hills is a 2-tract neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, population 6,088. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 11% against 31.4% citywide, putting Wissahickon Hills 20.0% under its own city.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 74 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,581, 13% above the Philadelphia average of $1,397. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 8.3% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 14.1% in 2016 against a 8.3% peak. That places it #125 of 152 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. For a like-for-like read, Society Hill and Highland score within a fraction of it.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $87,365.
28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wissahickon Hills vs PhiladelphiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wissahickon Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
74Total filings (sum)
4.19%Avg annual filing rate
8.3%Peak year (2011)
4.33%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
122Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.41×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Palm Beach).
Frequently asked
About Wissahickon Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wissahickon Hills?
Wissahickon Hills scores 5.2/10 (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 Wissahickon Hills compare to Philadelphia overall?
Wissahickon Hills scores 1.4 points lower than Philadelphia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 11% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,581 vs $1,397.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wissahickon Hills?
Average gross rent in Wissahickon Hills is $1,581/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wissahickon Hills residents are renters?
28% of Wissahickon Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Philadelphia). The neighborhood has 6,088 residents.
Q5
Is Wissahickon Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Wissahickon Hills sits in the 25th 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 Wissahickon Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wissahickon Hills is census tract 42101980100 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.4, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Wissahickon Hills for landlords?
Wissahickon Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Wissahickon Hills?
Wissahickon Hills has 5,978 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.8%), Other / Multiracial (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
