2 census tracts · pop 7,647 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Beechview spans 2 census tracts of Pittsburgh, PA and houses 7,647 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 28% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2/10. Court records carry 654 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 11.2% of renter households. Among the 78 mapped neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, it ranks #56 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 4.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Oakcliffe and Squirrel Hill South score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $71,494, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,190, close to the Pittsburgh average. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Beechview vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beechview
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
654Total filings (sum)
7.21%Avg annual filing rate
11.2%Peak year (2006)
8.75%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Beechview
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beechview?
Beechview scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Beechview compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Beechview scores 0.0 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,190 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beechview?
Average gross rent in Beechview is $1,190/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beechview residents are renters?
39% of Beechview households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 7,647 residents.
Q5
Is Beechview a high social-vulnerability area?
Beechview sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Beechview have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Beechview is census tract 42003191600 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 5.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Beechview for landlords?
Beechview carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pittsburgh as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Beechview?
Beechview has 7,027 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
