2 census tracts · pop 4,672 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.3–7.3
Brighton Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, population 4,672. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Pittsburgh baseline of 29.3%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 7.3. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Court records carry 369 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
At $1,066 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Pittsburgh commands. 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 10.3% of renter households.
That places it #51 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. Judgments average 4.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Greenfield and Lawrenceville. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Brighton Heights vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brighton Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
369Total filings (sum)
6.93%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak year (2006)
7.49%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Brighton Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brighton Heights?
Brighton Heights scores 6.2/10 (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 Brighton Heights compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Brighton Heights scores 0.3 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,066 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brighton Heights?
Average gross rent in Brighton Heights is $1,066/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brighton Heights residents are renters?
40% of Brighton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 4,672 residents.
Q5
Is Brighton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Brighton Heights sits in the 43rd 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 Brighton Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brighton Heights is census tract 42003270300 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 7.3, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Brighton Heights for landlords?
Brighton Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Brighton Heights?
Brighton Heights has 4,607 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.4%), Other / Multiracial (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
