Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
South Oakland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003040900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,722 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh anchors census tract 42003040900, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
76% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 62% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,517 a month against an average household income of $28,444 a year, roughly 64% of income at the averages. About 74% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units1,462
Renter share73.5%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate55.5%
Median income$28,444
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4333, -79.9579 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Oakland scores 7.2
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
55.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,517 rent vs county FMR
6.9
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 South Oakland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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
- 47%Grade C
- 49%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)
- 214Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.48%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.1%Peak (2002)
- 29Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 214 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.1% of renter households in 2002.
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 42003040900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003040900?
Census tract 42003040900 in the South Oakland neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 42003040900?
Median gross rent is $1,517/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003040900?
55.5% of residents in tract 42003040900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,722.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003040900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 1th, minority 50th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 42003040900 considered part of South Oakland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003040900 fall within South Oakland (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003040900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 214 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003040900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.48% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003040900 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003040900 scores 7.2/10, 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 42003040900 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. 49% 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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