2 census tracts · pop 7,077 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 3.6–6.7
Fairywood takes in 2 census tracts of Pittsburgh, PA, population 7,077. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.6 to 6.7. A 3.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
21% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,509, 20% above the Pittsburgh average of $1,261.
The voucher gap is 17.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 29.3% citywide, putting Fairywood 5.1% over its own city. Filings are well documented here: 709 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 30.5% of renter households. That places it #73 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
Judgments average 7.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Homewood and Lincoln Place.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $87,476. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairywood vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairywood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
709Total filings (sum)
19.81%Avg annual filing rate
30.5%Peak year (2006)
18.11%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Fairywood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairywood?
Fairywood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Fairywood compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Fairywood scores 0.8 points lower than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,509 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairywood?
Average gross rent in Fairywood is $1,509/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairywood residents are renters?
35% of Fairywood households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 7,077 residents.
Q5
Is Fairywood a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairywood sits in the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Fairywood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairywood is census tract 42003563000 (score 6.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 6.7, a spread of 3.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairywood for landlords?
Fairywood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairywood?
Fairywood has 6,918 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
