Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally
McKeesport Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42003551200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,172
How risky is McKeesport in Allegheny County for landlords? Census tract 42003551200 scores 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.
70% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $763 a month against an average household income of $30,973 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,669
Renter share65.3%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate35.3%
Median income$30,973
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across McKeesport and the region
Centroid at 40.3509, -79.8356 · click any tract to drill in
Why McKeesport scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
35.3% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$763 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 McKeesport compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
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)
- 2,787Total filings over 7 yrs
- 43.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 55.9%Peak (2005)
- 459Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McKeesport
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 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 90th 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 2,787 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 44.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 55.9% 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 42003551200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003551200?
Census tract 42003551200 in McKeesport scores 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 42003551200?
Median gross rent is $763/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003551200?
35.3% of residents in tract 42003551200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,172.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003551200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 89th, minority 73th, housing 80th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003551200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,787 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003551200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 43.97% of renter households, peaking at 55.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42003551200 compare to McKeesport overall?
Tract 42003551200 scores 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.
Tract · PA
42003552400
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Riverview
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Riverview
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Riverview
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Riverview
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42003552000
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
New Colony
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Rainbow
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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