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Summer Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003260700 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,618 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 42003260700 covers the Summer Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, home to 1,618 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,173 monthly, set against $82,355 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 23% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units631
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$82,355

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Summer Hill
Very Low
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#77 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Moderate
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#131 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#901 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4818, -80.0117 · click any tract to drill in

Why Summer Hill scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,173 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Summer Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Summer Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 260700Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 194Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 12.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.0%Peak (2001)
  • 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420032607002000: 27 filings (10.83/100 renter HHs)2001: 35 filings (14.04/100 renter HHs)2002: 27 filings (10.83/100 renter HHs)2003: 26 filings (10.43/100 renter HHs)2004: 25 filings (10.03/100 renter HHs)2005: 30 filings (16.52/100 renter HHs)2006: 24 filings (13.21/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Summer Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Summer Hill

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 194 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.0% of renter households in 2001.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003260700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003260700?

Census tract 42003260700 in the Summer Hill neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 42003260700?

Median gross rent is $1,173/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003260700?

15.2% of residents in tract 42003260700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,618.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003260700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 5th, minority 54th, housing 45th.
Q5

Is tract 42003260700 considered part of Summer Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003260700 fall within Summer Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003260700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 194 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003260700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.27% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003260700 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003260700 scores 5/10, right in line with 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 42003260700 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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