3 census tracts · pop 5,091 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 4.8–6.6
Swisshelm Park spans 3 census tracts of Swissvale, PA, population 5,091. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.8 to 6.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Average gross rent is $1,372, 21% above the Swissvale average of $1,136.
Cost burden runs 37% against 31.1% citywide, putting Swisshelm Park 6.0% over its own city. Court records carry 381 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 8.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.9% in 2006, is well off that peak. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $72,066.
47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.5 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
5.5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Swisshelm Park vs SwissvaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Swisshelm Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
381Total filings (sum)
4.97%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2005)
4.92%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Swisshelm Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Swisshelm Park?
Swisshelm Park scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Swisshelm Park compare to Swissvale overall?
Swisshelm Park scores 0.3 points higher than Swissvale overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,372 vs $1,136.
Q3
What is the average rent in Swisshelm Park?
Average gross rent in Swisshelm Park is $1,372/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Swisshelm Park residents are renters?
47% of Swisshelm Park households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Swissvale). The neighborhood has 5,091 residents.
Q5
Is Swisshelm Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Swisshelm Park sits in the 30th 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 Swisshelm Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Swisshelm Park is census tract 42003515300 (score 6.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 6.6, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Swisshelm Park for landlords?
Swisshelm Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Swissvale as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Swisshelm Park?
Swisshelm Park has 5,053 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
