2 census tracts · pop 3,951 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 7–7.3
Crafton Heights spans 2 census tracts of Pittsburgh, PA and houses 3,951 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Pittsburgh rate of 29.3%. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
At $1,043 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Pittsburgh commands. Filings are well documented here: 767 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 33.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 9.1% in 2006, is well off that peak. That places it #30 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $39,307. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Crafton Heights vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Crafton Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
767Total filings (sum)
17.94%Avg annual filing rate
33.6%Peak year (2004)
9.41%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Crafton Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Crafton Heights?
Crafton Heights scores 7.2/10 (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 Crafton Heights compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Crafton Heights scores 1.3 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,043 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Crafton Heights?
Average gross rent in Crafton Heights is $1,043/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Crafton Heights residents are renters?
38% of Crafton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 3,951 residents.
Q5
Is Crafton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Crafton Heights sits in the 45th 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 Crafton Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Crafton Heights is census tract 42003281400 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7 to 7.3, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Crafton Heights for landlords?
Crafton Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Crafton Heights?
Crafton Heights has 4,042 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.5%), Other / Multiracial (10.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
