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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Riverview Eviction Risk: Elevated , McKeesport

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

The Elevated-tier score of 7.1/10 for census tract 42003551900 reflects conditions in Riverview in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $612 a month against an average household income of $14,077 a year, roughly 52% of income at the averages. Renters make up 88% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
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
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Riverview
Very High
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In McKeesport
Elevated
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#31 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#197 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 6.7

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 / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 551900McKeesport: 4.44.4McKeesportparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg 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 420035519002000: 26 filings (4.19/100 renter HHs)2001: 29 filings (4.68/100 renter HHs)2002: 17 filings (2.74/100 renter HHs)2003: 22 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)2004: 25 filings (4.03/100 renter HHs)2005: 34 filings (5.06/100 renter HHs)2006: 31 filings (4.61/100 renter HHs)
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

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from McKeesport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 184 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2005.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003551900

Q1

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

Census tract 42003551900 in the Riverview neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of McKeesport at 4.4/10. 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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