3 census tracts · pop 8,689 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.2–7.3
Shadyside takes in 3 census tracts of Pittsburgh, PA, population 8,689. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Pittsburgh baseline of 29.3%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.2 to 7.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 528 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 3.9% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,378, 9% above the Pittsburgh average of $1,261.
The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2006, is well off that peak. Among the 78 mapped neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, it ranks #41 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, Beltzhoover and Manchester score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $61,312.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Shadyside vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shadyside
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
528Total filings (sum)
2.13%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak year (2005)
2.07%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Shadyside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shadyside?
Shadyside scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Shadyside compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Shadyside scores 0.9 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,378 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shadyside?
Average gross rent in Shadyside is $1,378/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shadyside residents are renters?
67% of Shadyside households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 8,689 residents.
Q5
Is Shadyside a high social-vulnerability area?
Shadyside 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 Shadyside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Shadyside is census tract 42003070900 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.2 to 7.3, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Shadyside for landlords?
Shadyside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Shadyside?
Shadyside has 8,718 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
