Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
South Side Slopes Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003160800 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,334 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 42003160800 covers part of the South Side Slopes area of Pittsburgh, PA, and scores 7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,334 residents. It sits 2.0 points above the Allegheny County average of 5.0.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,281
Renter share51.2%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$56,507
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4209, -79.9711 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Side Slopes scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,192 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 South Side Slopes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 29%Grade C
- 69%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 166Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.3%Peak (2001)
- 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Side Slopes. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Side Slopes
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 7.8/10. Cost burden runs about half here against 40.6% across Allegheny County.
14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Court records carry 166 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2001 at 6.3% of renter households. This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Pittsburgh. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.
Average gross rent is $1,192, close to the Pittsburgh average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $56,507.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003160800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003160800?
Census tract 42003160800 in the South Side Slopes neighborhood scores 7/10 (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 42003160800?
Median gross rent is $1,192/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003160800?
15.4% of residents in tract 42003160800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,334.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003160800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 30th, minority 26th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 42003160800 considered part of South Side Slopes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003160800 fall within South Side Slopes (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003160800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 166 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003160800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.11% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003160800 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003160800 scores 7/10, higher than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 5.9/10. 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 42003160800 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 69% 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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