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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Riverview Eviction Risk: Elevated , McKeesport

Tract 42003551900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,395 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

42003551900 is a census tract in the Riverview area of McKeesport, PA. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 49% Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units763
Renter share87.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate53.9%
Median income$14,077

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Riverview
Elevated
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 9 tracts In McKeesport
High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#207 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across McKeesport and the region

Centroid at 40.3552, -79.8493 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverview scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from McKeesport
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
53.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$612 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from McKeesport
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McKeesport
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from McKeesport
9.0

How Riverview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riverview risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 5519005.9McKeesportparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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)

  • 184Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2005)
  • 31Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42003551900
Filings climbed 19% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverview. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverview

Annualized rent equals 52% of average household income of $14,077, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 54%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is renter territory: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Against the Allegheny County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.3 points. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.2/10.

Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9/10. At $612 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of McKeesport commands.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 184 filings here across 7 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2005 at 5.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #11,153 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003551900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003551900?

Census tract 42003551900 in the Riverview neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 42003551900?

Median gross rent is $612/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003551900?

53.9% of residents in tract 42003551900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,395.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003551900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 69th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 42003551900 considered part of Riverview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003551900 fall within Riverview (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003551900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 184 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003551900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.12% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003551900 compare to McKeesport overall?

Tract 42003551900 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of McKeesport at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McKeesport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in McKeesport

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

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