1 census tracts · pop 3,216 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.3–3.3
South Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Meadowood, PA, population 3,216. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Meadowood rate of 14.1%.
The severe-burden share is 33%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.3/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 20 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 4.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2006, is well off that peak. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $871, close to the Meadowood average.
One tract means one number: 3.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
South Hills vs MeadowoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority8%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
20Total filings (sum)
2.11%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak year (2005)
1.55%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About South Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Hills?
South Hills scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 South Hills compare to Meadowood overall?
South Hills scores 0.1 points higher than Meadowood overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 14% citywide. Average rent: $871 vs $846.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Hills?
Average gross rent in South Hills is $871/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Hills residents are renters?
15% of South Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Meadowood). The neighborhood has 3,216 residents.
Q5
Is South Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
South Hills sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is South Hills for landlords?
South Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Meadowood as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of South Hills?
South Hills has 3,083 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.9%), Hispanic / Latino (3.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
