Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Shadyside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003070900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,196 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh anchors census tract 42003070900, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,695 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,271 a month against an average household income of $37,259 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units2,312
Renter share72.4%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate28.6%
Median income$37,259
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4520, -79.9420 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shadyside scores 6.9
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
28.6% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,271 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Shadyside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 58%Grade A
- 12%Grade B
- 20%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 263Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.3%Peak (2001)
- 45Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 18% 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 economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 69th 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 A ("Best"), 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 42003070900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003070900?
Census tract 42003070900 in the Shadyside neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 42003070900?
Median gross rent is $1,271/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003070900?
28.6% of residents in tract 42003070900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,196.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003070900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 21th, minority 58th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 42003070900 considered part of Shadyside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003070900 fall within Shadyside (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003070900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 263 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003070900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.96% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003070900 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003070900 scores 6.9/10, 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 42003070900 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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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