1 census tracts · pop 2,657 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
Lawrenceville is a one-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, population 2,657. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. 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.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in three of renter households. The filing record is not thin: 205 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 5.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.7% in 2006 against a 5.5% peak. Among the 78 mapped neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, it ranks #51 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Greenfield and Brighton Heights score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,250, close to the Pittsburgh average. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lawrenceville vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lawrenceville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
205Total filings (sum)
4.08%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak year (2002)
3.65%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Lawrenceville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lawrenceville?
Lawrenceville scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Lawrenceville compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Lawrenceville scores 0.3 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,250 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lawrenceville?
Average gross rent in Lawrenceville is $1,250/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lawrenceville residents are renters?
55% of Lawrenceville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 2,657 residents.
Q5
Is Lawrenceville a high social-vulnerability area?
Lawrenceville sits in the 40th 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.
Q6
How safe is Lawrenceville for landlords?
Lawrenceville carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lawrenceville?
Lawrenceville has 2,705 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.7%), Other / Multiracial (6.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
