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Neighborhood · Pittsburgh, PA

Marshall Shadeland Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 4,365 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10 · range 5.7–7.3

Marshall Shadeland takes in 2 census tracts of Pittsburgh, PA and houses 4,365 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Pittsburgh rate of 29.3%.

29% 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. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.7 to 7.3. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.

What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 7.1/10. At $1,087 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Pittsburgh commands.

That places it #2 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. For a like-for-like read, Central Oakland and Mexican War Streets Historic District score within a fraction of it.

50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Marshall Shadeland vs Pittsburgh How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
65.9% +125%
Pittsburgh: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,087 -14%
Pittsburgh: $1,261
Average HH income
$39,511 -38%
Pittsburgh: $64,137
Poverty rate
28.6% +47%
Pittsburgh: 19.5%
Renter share
50.3% -4%
Pittsburgh: 52.3%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Marshall Shadeland and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.7–7.3

Why Marshall Shadeland scores 7.3

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
66% 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
50% 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
28.6% below poverty line · Range 3.0–7.2 across tracts
7.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.6–5.0 across tracts
3.6
Risk score comparison

Marshall Shadeland vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Marshall Shadeland score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.3Marshall ShadelandNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Marshall Shadeland

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42003271600 7.3 4,310 67% $1,101
42003980900 5.7 55 , ,
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 52

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 65%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 28%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Marshall Shadeland

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Marshall Shadeland?

Marshall Shadeland scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Marshall Shadeland compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Marshall Shadeland scores 1.4 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,087 vs $1,261.
Q3

What is the average rent in Marshall Shadeland?

Average gross rent in Marshall Shadeland is $1,087/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Marshall Shadeland residents are renters?

50% of Marshall Shadeland households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 4,365 residents.
Q5

Is Marshall Shadeland a high social-vulnerability area?

Marshall Shadeland sits in the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Marshall Shadeland have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Marshall Shadeland is census tract 42003271600 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 7.3, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7

How safe is Marshall Shadeland for landlords?

Marshall Shadeland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Marshall Shadeland?

Marshall Shadeland has 4,483 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.6%), Other / Multiracial (10.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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