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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Lower Lawrenceville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003060300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,448 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.3/10 for census tract 42003060300 reflects conditions in the Lower Lawrenceville area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,669 a month against an average household income of $86,094 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 34% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,541
Renter share59.3%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$86,094

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lower Lawrenceville
Moderate
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#72 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Moderate
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#125 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#857 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4649, -79.9653 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lower Lawrenceville scores 5.1

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
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,669 rent vs county FMR
8.0
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 Lower Lawrenceville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lower Lawrenceville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 060300Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

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.

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)

  • 505Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 9.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.7%Peak (2004)
  • 65Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420030603002000: 79 filings (10.75/100 renter HHs)2001: 77 filings (10.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 45 filings (6.12/100 renter HHs)2003: 73 filings (9.93/100 renter HHs)2004: 86 filings (11.70/100 renter HHs)2005: 80 filings (8.82/100 renter HHs)2006: 65 filings (7.17/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lower Lawrenceville

The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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.

Part of this tract, about 24% 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 505 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.7% of renter households in 2004.

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 42003060300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003060300?

Census tract 42003060300 in the Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 42003060300?

Median gross rent is $1,669/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003060300?

16.3% of residents in tract 42003060300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,448.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003060300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 2th, minority 30th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 42003060300 considered part of Lower Lawrenceville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003060300 fall within Lower Lawrenceville (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003060300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 505 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003060300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.28% of renter households, peaking at 11.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003060300 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003060300 scores 5.1/10, 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 42003060300 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. 24% 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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