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Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Knoxville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003300100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,188 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.7/10 for census tract 42003300100 reflects conditions in the Knoxville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On the national scale it ranks #8,699 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,206 monthly, set against $50,686 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 17% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,278
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate30.8%
Median income$50,686

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Knoxville
Moderate
Within parent city
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#24 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#145 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4136, -79.9930 · click any tract to drill in

Why Knoxville scores 6.8

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
30.8% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Knoxville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Knoxville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 300100Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 465Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 12.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.5%Peak (2006)
  • 77Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420033001002000: 69 filings (12.68/100 renter HHs)2001: 63 filings (11.58/100 renter HHs)2002: 62 filings (11.40/100 renter HHs)2003: 76 filings (13.97/100 renter HHs)2004: 56 filings (10.29/100 renter HHs)2005: 62 filings (12.47/100 renter HHs)2006: 77 filings (15.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Knoxville

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.7/10. 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 42003300100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003300100?

Census tract 42003300100 in the Knoxville neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 42003300100?

Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003300100?

30.8% of residents in tract 42003300100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,188.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003300100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 75th, minority 73th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 42003300100 considered part of Knoxville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003300100 fall within Knoxville (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003300100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 465 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003300100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.55% of renter households, peaking at 15.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003300100 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003300100 scores 6.8/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 42003300100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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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