Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Crestas Terrace Eviction Risk: Elevated , North Braddock

Tract 42003513000 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,243 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 42003513000 runs through the Crestas Terrace area of North Braddock. With 2,243 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #8,701 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $716 monthly, set against $35,781 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 21% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,145

Renter share44.7%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate27.7%

Median income$35,781

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Braddock and the region

Centroid at 40.4017, -79.8537 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crestas Terrace scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from North Braddock

6.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.0

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

27.7% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$716 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from North Braddock

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from North Braddock

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from North Braddock

8.0

How Crestas Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

82%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
51%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
25%Grade C
21%Grade D · redlined

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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Crestas Terrace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crestas Terrace

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 North Braddock, 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 74th 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.

Part of this tract, about 21% 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.

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 42003513000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003513000?

Census tract 42003513000 in the Crestas Terrace neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42003513000?

Median gross rent is $716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003513000?

27.7% of residents in tract 42003513000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,243.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003513000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 57th, minority 82th, housing 51th.

Is tract 42003513000 considered part of Crestas Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003513000 fall within Crestas Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42003513000 compare to North Braddock overall?

Tract 42003513000 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of North Braddock at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Braddock; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 42003513000 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. 21% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Braddock

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