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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Shadyside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003070300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,278 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.3/10 for census tract 42003070300 reflects conditions in the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,485 a month against an average household income of $83,125 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 35% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,057
Renter share60.8%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$83,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Shadyside
Moderate
Within parent city
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#66 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Moderate
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#120 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#810 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4508, -79.9352 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shadyside scores 5.2

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
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,485 rent vs county FMR
6.6
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 Shadyside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Shadyside risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 070300Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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)

  • 110Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2005)
  • 11Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420030703002000: 11 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2001: 14 filings (1.73/100 renter HHs)2002: 17 filings (2.10/100 renter HHs)2003: 14 filings (1.73/100 renter HHs)2004: 20 filings (2.47/100 renter HHs)2005: 23 filings (3.23/100 renter HHs)2006: 11 filings (1.54/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Shadyside. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Shadyside

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 42003070300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003070300?

Census tract 42003070300 in the Shadyside neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 42003070300?

Median gross rent is $1,485/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003070300?

17.9% of residents in tract 42003070300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,278.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003070300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 10th, minority 50th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 42003070300 considered part of Shadyside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003070300 fall within Shadyside (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003070300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 110 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003070300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.02% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003070300 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003070300 scores 5.2/10, 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 42003070300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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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