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Bloomfield Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003080400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,650 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 42003080400 runs through Bloomfield in Pittsburgh. With 1,650 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,583 monthly, set against $62,200 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 44% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units968
Renter share79.8%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$62,200

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Bloomfield
Very High
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Elevated
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#79 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#518 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4563, -79.9459 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bloomfield scores 5.8

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
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,583 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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 Bloomfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bloomfield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 080400Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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)

  • 189Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.3%Peak (2001)
  • 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420030804002000: 29 filings (5.19/100 renter HHs)2001: 41 filings (7.33/100 renter HHs)2002: 18 filings (3.22/100 renter HHs)2003: 37 filings (6.62/100 renter HHs)2004: 22 filings (3.94/100 renter HHs)2005: 18 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)2006: 24 filings (4.10/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bloomfield. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bloomfield

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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.

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 189 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2001.

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 42003080400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003080400?

Census tract 42003080400 in the Bloomfield neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 42003080400?

Median gross rent is $1,583/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003080400?

22.5% of residents in tract 42003080400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,650.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003080400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 1th, minority 50th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 42003080400 considered part of Bloomfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003080400 fall within Bloomfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003080400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 189 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003080400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.78% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003080400 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003080400 scores 5.8/10, 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 42003080400 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. 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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