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Belmar Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003120300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,093 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42003120300 (the Belmar area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,054 monthly, set against $27,358 in average yearly household income, roughly 46% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 24% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units675
Renter share51.0%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate37.0%
Median income$27,358

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Belmar
Very High
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#54 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4694, -79.9029 · click any tract to drill in

Why Belmar scores 7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
37.0% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$1,054 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittsburgh
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.0

How Belmar compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Belmar risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.07.0This tracttract 120300Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 259Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 11.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.1%Peak (2000)
  • 23Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031203002000: 55 filings (16.13/100 renter HHs)2001: 27 filings (7.92/100 renter HHs)2002: 40 filings (11.73/100 renter HHs)2003: 51 filings (14.96/100 renter HHs)2004: 24 filings (7.04/100 renter HHs)2005: 39 filings (13.22/100 renter HHs)2006: 23 filings (7.80/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 58% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Belmar. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Belmar

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 Pittsburgh 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.

Part of this tract, about 5% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 259 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 11.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.1% of renter households in 2000.

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 42003120300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003120300?

Census tract 42003120300 in the Belmar neighborhood 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 42003120300?

Median gross rent is $1,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003120300?

37.0% of residents in tract 42003120300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,093.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003120300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 97th, minority 98th, housing 66th.
Q5

Is tract 42003120300 considered part of Belmar?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003120300 fall within Belmar (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003120300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 259 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003120300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.26% of renter households, peaking at 16.1% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003120300 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003120300 scores 7/10, higher than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 42003120300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 5% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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