Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Squirrel Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003140300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,405 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42003140300 (the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,953 a month while the average household earns $137,604 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,330
Renter share46.2%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$137,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4414, -79.9196 · click any tract to drill in
Why Squirrel Hill scores 3.9
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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,953 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 Squirrel Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 12%Grade A
- 78%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 32Total filings over 6 yrs
- 0.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.0%Peak (2000)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Squirrel Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Squirrel Hill
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003140300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003140300?
Census tract 42003140300 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 42003140300?
Median gross rent is $1,953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003140300?
11.7% of residents in tract 42003140300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,405.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003140300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 8th, minority 39th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 42003140300 considered part of Squirrel Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003140300 fall within Squirrel Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003140300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42003140300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.84% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003140300 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003140300 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 4.9/10. 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 42003140300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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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