2 census tracts · pop 5,456 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.3–7.5
East Hills spans 2 census tracts of Pittsburgh, PA and houses 5,456 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, in the Elevated tier. 64% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Pittsburgh rate of 29.3%.
At $282 a month, rents sit 78% under what the rest of Pittsburgh commands. The poverty rate is 44%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9/10.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
Court records for this tract carry 776 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 31.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 16.2% in 2006, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. The closest comparables inside the same city are Central Oakland and Mexican War Streets Historic District.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Hills vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%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 East Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
776Total filings (sum)
14.51%Avg annual filing rate
31.0%Peak year (2005)
16.22%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About East Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Hills?
East Hills scores 7.4/10 (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 East Hills compare to Pittsburgh overall?
East Hills scores 1.5 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $282 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Hills?
Average gross rent in East Hills is $282/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Hills residents are renters?
66% of East Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 5,456 residents.
Q5
Is East Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
East Hills sits in the 90th 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 East Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Hills is census tract 42003564800 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 7.5, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is East Hills for landlords?
East Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). 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 East Hills?
East Hills has 5,466 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88.2%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
