Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Garfield Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003101900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,698 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh anchors census tract 42003101900, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 77th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,174 a month while the average household earns $64,872 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 38% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,123

Renter share59.3%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate24.3%

Median income$64,872

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4688, -79.9401 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garfield scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pittsburgh

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.0

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

24.3% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$1,174 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pittsburgh

4.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pittsburgh

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pittsburgh

6.0

How Garfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

62%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
22%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
3%Grade C
97%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garfield

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 97% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003101900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003101900?

Census tract 42003101900 in the Garfield neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42003101900?

Median gross rent is $1,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003101900?

24.3% of residents in tract 42003101900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,698.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003101900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 77th, minority 84th, housing 22th.

Is tract 42003101900 considered part of Garfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003101900 fall within Garfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42003101900 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003101900 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 42003101900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 97% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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