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Eviction Risk in Summer Hill , Pittsburgh

2 census tracts · pop 4,614 · pop-weighted composite 5.8/10 · range 5.5–5.9

Summer Hill is a black-white neighborhood in Pittsburgh with 2 census tracts and a population of 4,614 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 24% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 7% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $861/month sits 32% lower than the Pittsburgh citywide median ($1,261).

Eviction Risk
5.8
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
24%
7% severely burdened
Median rent
$861
Median household income
$65,123
29.1% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Summer Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Summer Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Summer Hill: 5.85.8Summer HillNeighborhoodParent city: 5.85.8Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Billy Buck Hill
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.6K
Peer · PA
Carrick
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 10.1K
Peer · PA
Chatham Village
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.9K
Peer · PA
East Allegheny
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 2.2K
Comparison

Summer Hill vs Pittsburgh

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.8 +0%
Pittsburgh: 5.8
Rent burden
24.1% -18%
Pittsburgh: 29.3%
Median gross rent
$861 -32%
Pittsburgh: $1,261
Median HH income
$65,123 +2%
Pittsburgh: $64,137
Poverty rate
29.1% +49%
Pittsburgh: 19.5%
Renter share
45.5% -13%
Pittsburgh: 52.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Summer Hill

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-White Neighborhood — 4,795 residents across all tracts in Summer Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 2.1% White (non-Hispanic): 39.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 51.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.2% Other / Multiracial: 6.6%
  • Hispanic / Latino 2.1%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 39.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 51.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.2%
  • Other / Multiracial 6.6%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Summer Hill

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
42003261300 5.9 2,996 23% $692
42003260700 5.5 1,618 26% $1,173
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 63

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

Socioeconomic status 62%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Summer Hill

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 194Total filings (sum)
  • 12.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.0%Peak year (2001)
  • 13.21%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Summer Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Summer Hill?

Summer Hill scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Summer Hill compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Summer Hill scores 0.0 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.8/10). Rent burden: 24% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $861 vs $1,261.

What is the median rent in Summer Hill?

Median gross rent in Summer Hill is $861/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Summer Hill residents are renters?

46% of Summer Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 4,614 residents.

Is Summer Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Summer Hill sits in the 63th 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.

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