Skip to content
Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in Riverview Heights , Cheswick

1 census tracts · pop 1,638 · pop-weighted composite 4.9/10 · range 4.9–4.9

Riverview Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Cheswick with 1 census tract and a population of 1,638 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 26% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 6% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,125/month sits 2% lower than the Cheswick citywide median ($1,148).

Eviction Risk
4.9
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
26%
6% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,125
Median household income
$75,385
6.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Riverview Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Riverview Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Riverview Heights: 4.94.9Riverview HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 5.65.6Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Blackridge
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 6.7K
Peer · PA
Fairview Heights
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 4.8K
Peer · PA
Lincoln Place
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 6.1K
Peer · PA
McDonough Heights
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 1.5K
Comparison

Riverview Heights vs Cheswick

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.9 -13%
Cheswick: 5.6
Rent burden
26.1% +1%
Cheswick: 25.9%
Median gross rent
$1,125 -2%
Cheswick: $1,148
Median HH income
$75,385 +0%
Cheswick: $75,385
Poverty rate
6.5% +1%
Cheswick: 6.5%
Renter share
19.6% -2%
Cheswick: 20.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Riverview Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 1,704 residents across all tracts in Riverview Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 2.3% White (non-Hispanic): 92.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 0.1% Other / Multiracial: 5.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 2.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 92.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 0.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 5.5%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Riverview Heights

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
42003418000 4.9 1,638 26% $1,125
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 5

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 18%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 10%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 11%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Riverview Heights

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 12Total filings (sum)
  • 1.49%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak year (2001)
  • 0.83%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Riverview Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Riverview Heights?

Riverview Heights scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Riverview Heights compare to Cheswick overall?

Riverview Heights scores 0.7 points lower than Cheswick overall (5.6/10). Rent burden: 26% vs 26% citywide. Median rent: $1,125 vs $1,148.

What is the median rent in Riverview Heights?

Median gross rent in Riverview Heights is $1,125/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Riverview Heights residents are renters?

20% of Riverview Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Cheswick). The neighborhood has 1,638 residents.

Is Riverview Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Riverview Heights sits in the 5th 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.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Riverview Heights