Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally
Central Oakland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003040600 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,302 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 42003040600 sits in the Central Oakland area of Pittsburgh eviction risk, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #4,076 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 85% of renter households, a severe level, and 70% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,500 a month against an average household income of $30,205 a year, roughly 60% of income at the averages. About 95% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 80%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units782
Renter share94.6%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate76.3%
Median income$30,205
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4367, -79.9523 · click any tract to drill in
Why Central Oakland scores 7
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
76.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,500 rent vs county FMR
6.7
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 Central Oakland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 83%Grade C
- 6%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)
- 107Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2000)
- 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Central Oakland
The heaviest input here is 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.
Part of this tract, about 6% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 107 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% 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 42003040600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003040600?
Census tract 42003040600 in the Central Oakland neighborhood scores 7/10 (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 42003040600?
Median gross rent is $1,500/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003040600?
76.3% of residents in tract 42003040600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,302.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003040600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 1th, minority 27th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 42003040600 considered part of Central Oakland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003040600 fall within Central Oakland (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003040600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 107 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003040600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.73% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003040600 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003040600 scores 7/10, 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 42003040600 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 6% 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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