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 PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%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.