1 census tracts · pop 2,276 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Duquesne Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA and houses 2,276 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Against a Pittsburgh baseline of 29.3%, 23% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $1,473, 17% above the Pittsburgh average of $1,261.
Court records for this tract carry 138 eviction filings. The voucher gap is 15.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 4.9% of renter households.
Among the 78 mapped neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, it ranks #63 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 2.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Central Lawrenceville and Morningside. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $84,438. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Duquesne Heights vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Duquesne Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
138Total filings (sum)
3.94%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak year (2006)
4.94%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Duquesne Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Duquesne Heights?
Duquesne Heights scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Duquesne Heights compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Duquesne Heights scores 0.3 points lower than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,473 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Duquesne Heights?
Average gross rent in Duquesne Heights is $1,473/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Duquesne Heights residents are renters?
34% of Duquesne Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 2,276 residents.
Q5
Is Duquesne Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Duquesne Heights sits in the 28th 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 Duquesne Heights for landlords?
Duquesne Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Duquesne Heights?
Duquesne Heights has 2,220 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
