2 census tracts · pop 4,100 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Belmar is a 2-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, population 4,100. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 60% against 29.3% citywide, putting Belmar 30.2% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.6/10. The poverty rate is 38%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $800 a month, rents sit 37% under what the rest of Pittsburgh commands.
Set annual rent against average household income of $28,220 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.1/10.
Court records carry 733 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 27.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 14.1% in 2006, is well off that peak.
That places it #2 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 42% 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. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Belmar vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Belmar
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
733Total filings (sum)
17.05%Avg annual filing rate
27.3%Peak year (2005)
13.93%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Belmar
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belmar?
Belmar scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 Belmar compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Belmar scores 1.4 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $800 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belmar?
Average gross rent in Belmar is $800/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belmar residents are renters?
42% of Belmar households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 4,100 residents.
Q5
Is Belmar a high social-vulnerability area?
Belmar sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Belmar have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belmar is census tract 42003120300 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 7.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Belmar for landlords?
Belmar carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belmar?
Belmar has 3,585 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.7%), Hispanic / Latino (3.2%), Other / Multiracial (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
