1 census tracts · pop 1,960 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Upper Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, population 1,960. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 29.3% citywide, putting Upper Hill 19.5% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $918, 27% below the Pittsburgh average of $1,261. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 122 eviction filings.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 7.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.6% in 2006 against a 7.0% peak.
That places it #34 of 78 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. For a like-for-like read, Allegheny Center and Carrick score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $40,735. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Upper Hill vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Upper Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
122Total filings (sum)
6.03%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2000)
6.61%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Upper Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Upper Hill?
Upper Hill scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Upper Hill compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Upper Hill scores 1.1 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $918 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Upper Hill?
Average gross rent in Upper Hill is $918/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Upper Hill residents are renters?
48% of Upper Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 1,960 residents.
Q5
Is Upper Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Upper Hill sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Upper Hill for landlords?
Upper Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Upper Hill?
Upper Hill has 1,639 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (58%), White (non-Hispanic) (26%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
