Neighborhood · Pittsburgh, PA

Friendship Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 8,224 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 4.8–5.3

Friendship is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Pittsburgh with 4 census tracts and a population of 8,224 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,231/month sits 2% lower than the Pittsburgh citywide average ($1,261).

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Friendship vs Pittsburgh How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

43.1% +47%

Pittsburgh: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,231 -2%

Pittsburgh: $1,261

Average HH income

$64,802 +1%

Pittsburgh: $64,137

Poverty rate

11.9% -39%

Pittsburgh: 19.5%

Renter share

77.3% +48%

Pittsburgh: 52.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Friendship and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 4.8–5.3

Why Friendship scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Rent control risk

43% of income on rent · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

77% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Economic stress

11.9% below poverty line · Range 1.8–4.0 across tracts

3.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–5.8 across tracts

4.6

Risk score comparison

Friendship vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Friendship?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.5 points from 4.8 to 5.3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.3 5.2 5.1 4.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Friendship

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42003070500	5.3	2,996	42%	$1,376
42003111400	5.2	1,302	39%	$1,083
42003080700	5.1	2,034	50%	$1,233
42003080600	4.8	1,892	41%	$1,103

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 32

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 46%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 3%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 65%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Friendship

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,324Total filings (sum)
6.32%Avg annual filing rate
27.8%Peak year (2006)
5.59%Latest filed (2006)

Frequently asked

About Friendship

What is the eviction-risk score for Friendship?

Friendship scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does Friendship compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Friendship scores 0.2 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,231 vs $1,261.

What is the average rent in Friendship?

Average gross rent in Friendship is $1,231/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Friendship residents are renters?

77% of Friendship households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 8,224 residents.

Is Friendship a high social-vulnerability area?

Friendship sits in the 32nd 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.

Which tracts in Friendship have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Friendship is census tract 42003070500 (score 5.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.3, a spread of 0.5 points.

How safe is Friendship for landlords?

Friendship carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (4.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Friendship?

Friendship has 8,125 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Friendship

4.7 East Liberty 2 tracts · pop 5,758 5.2 Bloomfield 4 tracts · pop 7,024 5.7 Shadyside 3 tracts · pop 8,689 4.4 Highland Park 4 tracts · pop 9,193 4.8 Squirrel Hill North 2 tracts · pop 8,586 4.7 Stanton Heights 2 tracts · pop 4,555

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Pittsburgh

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Friendship.

0 Lincoln-Lemington 1 tracts · pop 0 0 North Shore 1 tracts · pop 0 5.1 Lower Lawrenceville 1 tracts · pop 2,448 5.1 Brighton Heights 2 tracts · pop 4,672 5 Greenfield 1 tracts · pop 4,919 5 Lawrenceville 1 tracts · pop 2,657

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