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Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

West Mifflin Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003488600 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 5,041

For landlords sizing up West Mifflin in Allegheny County, census tract 42003488600 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $92,944 a year. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 12% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,068
Renter share17.3%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$92,944

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In West Mifflin
Very Low
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#259 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Low
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#2,003 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Mifflin and the region

Centroid at 40.3348, -79.9160 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Mifflin scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Mifflin
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Mifflin
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Mifflin
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Mifflin
5.3

How West Mifflin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Mifflin risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 488600West Mifflin: 4.24.2West Mifflinparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

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)

  • 204Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 6.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.3%Peak (2004)
  • 36Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034886002000: 18 filings (3.63/100 renter HHs)2001: 15 filings (3.03/100 renter HHs)2002: 23 filings (4.64/100 renter HHs)2003: 26 filings (5.24/100 renter HHs)2004: 46 filings (9.28/100 renter HHs)2005: 40 filings (8.79/100 renter HHs)2006: 36 filings (7.92/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Mifflin

What moves this score most is housing court bias at 5.3/10. 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 West Mifflin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 204 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.3% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42003488600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003488600?

Census tract 42003488600 in West Mifflin scores 3.2/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 42003488600?

9.0% of residents in tract 42003488600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,041.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003488600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 69th, minority 27th, housing 45th.
Q4

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003488600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 204 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003488600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.08% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q5

How does tract 42003488600 compare to West Mifflin overall?

Tract 42003488600 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of West Mifflin at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Mifflin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Mifflin

Top eight tracts in West Mifflin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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