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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

West View Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003430100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,052

Tract 42003430100 covers West View in Pennsylvania. Home to 2,052 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #19,491 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $940 a month while the average household earns $66,375 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 17% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units973
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$66,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In West View
Very High
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#236 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Moderate
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#1,811 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across West View and the region

Centroid at 40.5146, -80.0247 · click any tract to drill in

Why West View scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West View
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$940 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from West View
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West View
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from West View
5.3

How West View compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West View risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 430100West View: 3.83.8West Viewparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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)

  • 62Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.00%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2004)
  • 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034301002000: 6 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)2001: 9 filings (2.92/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (2.60/100 renter HHs)2003: 8 filings (2.60/100 renter HHs)2004: 14 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (3.37/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (2.99/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 33% 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 View

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.7/10. 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 View, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2004.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003430100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003430100?

Census tract 42003430100 in West View scores 3.5/10 (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 average rent in tract 42003430100?

Median gross rent is $940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003430100?

16.7% of residents in tract 42003430100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,052.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003430100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 17th, minority 9th, housing 11th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003430100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003430100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.00% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003430100 compare to West View overall?

Tract 42003430100 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of West View at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West View; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 42003430100 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West View

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

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