Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
West Oakland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003040200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,843 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 42003040200 covers the West Oakland area of Pittsburgh, home to 1,843 residents. For landlords it grades 7.1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #4,075 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 77% of renter households, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,432 monthly, set against $31,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 55% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units420
Renter share68.8%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate61.7%
Median income$31,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4401, -79.9662 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Oakland scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
61.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,432 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 West Oakland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 1%Grade C
- 93%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 365Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.8%Peak (2000)
- 37Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 51% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Oakland
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $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 well 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 White and Black and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 365 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.8% of renter households in 2000.
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 42003040200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003040200?
Census tract 42003040200 in the West Oakland neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 42003040200?
Median gross rent is $1,432/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003040200?
61.7% of residents in tract 42003040200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,843.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003040200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 24th, minority 65th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 42003040200 considered part of West Oakland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003040200 fall within West Oakland (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003040200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 365 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003040200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.75% of renter households, peaking at 18.8% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003040200 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003040200 scores 6.8/10, higher than 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 42003040200 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. 93% 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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7.3
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7.2
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7.1
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