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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Lawrenceville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003090200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,657 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh anchors census tract 42003090200, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,250 monthly, set against $83,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 37% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,382
Renter share55.3%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$83,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lawrenceville
Moderate
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#75 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Moderate
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#132 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#901 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4689, -79.9571 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lawrenceville scores 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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,250 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Lawrenceville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lawrenceville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 090200Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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)

  • 205Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.5%Peak (2002)
  • 23Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420030902002000: 34 filings (4.54/100 renter HHs)2001: 28 filings (3.74/100 renter HHs)2002: 41 filings (5.48/100 renter HHs)2003: 31 filings (4.14/100 renter HHs)2004: 23 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2005: 25 filings (3.96/100 renter HHs)2006: 23 filings (3.65/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 32% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lawrenceville

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 2% 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42003090200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003090200?

Census tract 42003090200 in the Lawrenceville neighborhood scores 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 42003090200?

Median gross rent is $1,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003090200?

14.4% of residents in tract 42003090200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,657.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003090200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 9th, minority 20th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 42003090200 considered part of Lawrenceville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003090200 fall within Lawrenceville (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003090200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 205 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003090200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.08% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003090200 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003090200 scores 5/10, 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 42003090200 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. 2% 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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