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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Fifth & Forbes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003020100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,310 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

In the Fifth & Forbes area of Pittsburgh, census tract 42003020100 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #27,624 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,671 monthly, set against $91,028 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 61% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units2,205
Renter share89.8%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$91,028

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Fifth & Forbes
Moderate
Within parent city
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Low
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#143 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,035 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4407, -80.0013 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fifth & Forbes scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,671 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittsburgh
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.0

How Fifth & Forbes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fifth & Forbes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 020100Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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)

  • 251Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.9%Peak (2003)
  • 22Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420030201002000: 40 filings (4.12/100 renter HHs)2001: 25 filings (2.57/100 renter HHs)2002: 34 filings (3.50/100 renter HHs)2003: 67 filings (6.90/100 renter HHs)2004: 39 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2005: 24 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 22 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fifth & Forbes

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 251 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42003020100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003020100?

Census tract 42003020100 in the Fifth & Forbes neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 42003020100?

Median gross rent is $1,671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003020100?

13.5% of residents in tract 42003020100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,310.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003020100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 1th, minority 49th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 42003020100 considered part of Fifth & Forbes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003020100 fall within Fifth & Forbes (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003020100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 251 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003020100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.55% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003020100 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003020100 scores 4.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Pittsburgh at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 42003020100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 10% 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.
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