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Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Monroeville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003521302 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,210

Monroeville is where census tract 42003521302 sits, home to 4,210 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #27,643 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,099 a month while the average household earns $59,016 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 26% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,885
Renter share55.7%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$59,016

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Monroeville
Elevated
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#226 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Moderate
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#1,696 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#46,312 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Monroeville and the region

Centroid at 40.4156, -79.7872 · click any tract to drill in

Why Monroeville scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Monroeville
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,099 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Monroeville
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Monroeville
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Monroeville
5.0

How Monroeville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Monroeville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 521302Monroeville: 3.93.9Monroevilleparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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)

  • 733Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 10.54%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.7%Peak (2001)
  • 69Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420035213022000: 142 filings (13.91/100 renter HHs)2001: 181 filings (17.73/100 renter HHs)2002: 105 filings (10.28/100 renter HHs)2003: 59 filings (5.78/100 renter HHs)2004: 109 filings (10.68/100 renter HHs)2005: 68 filings (7.65/100 renter HHs)2006: 69 filings (7.77/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 51% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Monroeville

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Monroeville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 733 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.7% of renter households in 2001.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003521302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003521302?

Census tract 42003521302 in Monroeville scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 42003521302?

Median gross rent is $1,099/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003521302?

10.1% of residents in tract 42003521302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,210.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003521302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 56th, minority 49th, housing 54th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003521302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 733 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003521302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.54% of renter households, peaking at 17.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003521302 compare to Monroeville overall?

Tract 42003521302 scores 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Monroeville at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Monroeville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Monroeville

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

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