Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
McKeesport Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42003552000 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,801
How risky is McKeesport for landlords? Census tract 42003552000 scores 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #10,083 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $788 monthly, set against $43,918 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units896
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate22.0%
Median income$43,918
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across McKeesport and the region
Centroid at 40.3416, -79.8409 · click any tract to drill in
Why McKeesport scores 6
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
22.0% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$788 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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)
- 196Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.8%Peak (2002)
- 33Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 65% 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
The heaviest input here 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 196 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.8% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 42003552000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003552000?
Census tract 42003552000 in McKeesport scores 6/10 (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 42003552000?
Median gross rent is $788/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003552000?
22.0% of residents in tract 42003552000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,801.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003552000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 76th, minority 74th, housing 8th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003552000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 196 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003552000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.77% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42003552000 compare to McKeesport overall?
Tract 42003552000 scores 6/10, 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
42003551200
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42003552400
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
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
New Colony
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Rainbow
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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