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Neighborhood · Pittsburgh, PA

Stanton Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 4,555 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5–6.5

Stanton Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Pittsburgh, PA and houses 4,555 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5 to 6.5. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 15% 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.

Filings are well documented here: 210 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 23.1% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 10.5% in 2006, is well off that peak. Among the 78 mapped neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, it ranks #60 by risk, the lower third. At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Morningside and Central Lawrenceville score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $81,364, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,259, close to the Pittsburgh average.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Stanton Heights vs Pittsburgh How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
28.9% -1%
Pittsburgh: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,259 0%
Pittsburgh: $1,261
Average HH income
$81,364 +27%
Pittsburgh: $64,137
Poverty rate
8.3% -57%
Pittsburgh: 19.5%
Renter share
18.5% -65%
Pittsburgh: 52.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Stanton Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5–6.5

Why Stanton Heights scores 5.7

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
29% 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
19% 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
8.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.7 across tracts
2.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–5.9 across tracts
4.8
Risk score comparison

Stanton Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Stanton Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.7Stanton HeightsNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Stanton Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42003100500 6.5 2,023 55% $1,083
42003101800 5 2,532 8% $1,399
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 28

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

Socioeconomic status 23%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 34%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Stanton Heights

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 210Total filings (sum)
  • 10.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.1%Peak year (2005)
  • 10.00%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Stanton Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Stanton Heights?

Stanton Heights scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Stanton Heights compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Stanton Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,259 vs $1,261.
Q3

What is the average rent in Stanton Heights?

Average gross rent in Stanton Heights is $1,259/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Stanton Heights residents are renters?

19% of Stanton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 4,555 residents.
Q5

Is Stanton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Stanton Heights sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Stanton Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Stanton Heights is census tract 42003100500 (score 6.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 6.5, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Stanton Heights for landlords?

Stanton Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Stanton Heights?

Stanton Heights has 4,545 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.1%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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