Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Bedford Dwellings Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003050900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,380 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
The Bedford Dwellings neighborhood of Pittsburgh anchors census tract 42003050900, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #7,358 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $538 a month while the average household earns $13,307 a year, roughly 49% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 4%
Tract context
Occupied units779
Renter share95.4%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate53.7%
Median income$13,307
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
87
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 40.4510, -79.9744 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bedford Dwellings 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
53.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$538 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Bedford Dwellings compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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
- 99%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)
- 1,696Total filings over 7 yrs
- 30.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 43.1%Peak (2001)
- 256Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 21% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bedford Dwellings
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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,696 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 30.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 43.1% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 93rd 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.
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 42003050900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003050900?
Census tract 42003050900 in the Bedford Dwellings 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 42003050900?
Median gross rent is $538/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003050900?
53.7% of residents in tract 42003050900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,380.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003050900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 99th, minority 99th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 42003050900 considered part of Bedford Dwellings?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003050900 fall within Bedford Dwellings (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003050900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,696 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003050900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 30.28% of renter households, peaking at 43.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003050900 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003050900 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 42003050900 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. 99% 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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