1 census tracts · pop 1,630 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
Billy Buck Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA and houses 1,630 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records for this tract carry 148 eviction filings. Against a Pittsburgh baseline of 29.3%, around a third of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 6.1% of renter households. That places it #38 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
Judgments average 3.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Summer Hill and Shadyside score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,236, close to the Pittsburgh average.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $58,433. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Billy Buck Hill vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Billy Buck Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
148Total filings (sum)
5.40%Avg annual filing rate
6.1%Peak year (2006)
6.07%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Billy Buck Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Billy Buck Hill?
Billy Buck Hill scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Billy Buck Hill compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Billy Buck Hill scores 1.0 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,236 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Billy Buck Hill?
Average gross rent in Billy Buck Hill is $1,236/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Billy Buck Hill residents are renters?
55% of Billy Buck Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 1,630 residents.
Q5
Is Billy Buck Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Billy Buck Hill sits in the 33rd 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
How safe is Billy Buck Hill for landlords?
Billy Buck Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Billy Buck Hill?
Billy Buck Hill has 1,675 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12%), Hispanic / Latino (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
