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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Bethel Park Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003475301 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,605

Tract 42003475301, home to 4,605 residents in Bethel Park, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,112 monthly, set against $58,301 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 12% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,212
Renter share23.0%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$58,301

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 8 tracts In Bethel Park
Very High
Within county
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#293 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#2,459 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bethel Park and the region

Centroid at 40.3242, -80.0340 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bethel Park scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bethel Park
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,112 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bethel Park
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bethel Park
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bethel Park
3.6

How Bethel Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bethel Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 475301Bethel Park: 3.73.7Bethel Parkparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 146Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2004)
  • 28Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034753012000: 11 filings (1.64/100 renter HHs)2001: 14 filings (2.09/100 renter HHs)2002: 15 filings (2.24/100 renter HHs)2003: 30 filings (4.48/100 renter HHs)2004: 34 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2005: 14 filings (2.16/100 renter HHs)2006: 28 filings (4.33/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 155% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bethel Park

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.2/10. 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 Bethel Park 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 Allegheny County average of 5.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 146 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2004.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003475301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003475301?

Census tract 42003475301 in Bethel Park scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 42003475301?

Median gross rent is $1,112/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003475301?

3.2% of residents in tract 42003475301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,605.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003475301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 47th, minority 19th, housing 28th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003475301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003475301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.14% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003475301 compare to Bethel Park overall?

Tract 42003475301 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Bethel Park at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bethel Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bethel Park

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

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