1 census tracts · pop 2,448 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Lower Lawrenceville is a one-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, population 2,448. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Pittsburgh baseline of 29.3%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The voucher gap is 30.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent is $1,669, 32% above the Pittsburgh average of $1,261. What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 8/10.
16% 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. The filing record is not thin: 505 evictions logged in this tract.
The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 11.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.2% in 2006 against a 11.7% peak.
That places it #48 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. For a like-for-like read, Squirrel Hill and Brighton Heights score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $86,094. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lower Lawrenceville vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lower Lawrenceville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
505Total filings (sum)
9.28%Avg annual filing rate
11.7%Peak year (2004)
7.17%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Lower Lawrenceville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Lawrenceville?
Lower Lawrenceville scores 6.3/10 (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 Lower Lawrenceville compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Lower Lawrenceville scores 0.4 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,669 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lower Lawrenceville?
Average gross rent in Lower Lawrenceville is $1,669/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lower Lawrenceville residents are renters?
59% of Lower Lawrenceville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 2,448 residents.
Q5
Is Lower Lawrenceville a high social-vulnerability area?
Lower Lawrenceville sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Lower Lawrenceville for landlords?
Lower Lawrenceville carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lower Lawrenceville?
Lower Lawrenceville has 2,659 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
