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Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Central Lawrenceville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003090100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,073 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Here is how census tract 42003090100, in the Central Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,073. On the national scale it ranks #24,690 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,570 a month against an average household income of $99,500 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 37% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,284
Renter share59.0%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$99,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Central Lawrenceville
Very Low
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#107 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Very Low
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#165 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#1,207 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4753, -79.9617 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Lawrenceville scores 4.5

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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,570 rent vs county FMR
7.3
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 Central Lawrenceville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Central Lawrenceville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 090100Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

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.

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)

  • 253Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 7.62%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.3%Peak (2003)
  • 35Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420030901002000: 27 filings (6.09/100 renter HHs)2001: 32 filings (7.22/100 renter HHs)2002: 38 filings (8.57/100 renter HHs)2003: 41 filings (9.25/100 renter HHs)2004: 41 filings (9.25/100 renter HHs)2005: 39 filings (6.84/100 renter HHs)2006: 35 filings (6.14/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central Lawrenceville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Lawrenceville

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.3/10. 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 54% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003090100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003090100?

Census tract 42003090100 in the Central Lawrenceville neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 42003090100?

Median gross rent is $1,570/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003090100?

11.7% of residents in tract 42003090100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,073.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003090100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 1th, minority 36th, housing 47th.
Q5

Is tract 42003090100 considered part of Central Lawrenceville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003090100 fall within Central Lawrenceville (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003090100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 253 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003090100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.62% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003090100 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003090100 scores 4.5/10, lower 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 42003090100 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. 54% 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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