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Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Upper Lawrenceville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Etna

Tract 42003101100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,537 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In Upper Lawrenceville in Etna, census tract 42003101100 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,650 a month while the average household earns $84,609 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 25% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,143
Renter share42.2%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$84,609

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Upper Lawrenceville
Moderate
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#82 of 128 tracts In Etna
Low
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#135 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#968 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Etna and the region

Centroid at 40.4843, -79.9493 · click any tract to drill in

Why Upper Lawrenceville scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Etna
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,650 rent vs county FMR
7.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Etna
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Etna
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Etna
6.0

How Upper Lawrenceville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Upper Lawrenceville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 101100Etna: 4.44.4Etnaparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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)

  • 576Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 17.13%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.9%Peak (2003)
  • 84Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031011002000: 82 filings (16.85/100 renter HHs)2001: 75 filings (15.41/100 renter HHs)2002: 80 filings (16.44/100 renter HHs)2003: 87 filings (17.88/100 renter HHs)2004: 84 filings (17.26/100 renter HHs)2005: 84 filings (18.05/100 renter HHs)2006: 84 filings (18.05/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Upper Lawrenceville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Upper Lawrenceville

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.9/10. 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 Etna, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 576 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 17.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.9% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003101100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003101100?

Census tract 42003101100 in the Upper Lawrenceville neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 42003101100?

Median gross rent is $1,650/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003101100?

13.9% of residents in tract 42003101100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,537.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003101100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 2th, minority 25th, housing 33th.
Q5

Is tract 42003101100 considered part of Upper Lawrenceville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003101100 fall within Upper Lawrenceville (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003101100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 576 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003101100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.13% of renter households, peaking at 17.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003101100 compare to Etna overall?

Tract 42003101100 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Etna at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Etna; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 42003101100 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. 16% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Etna

Top eight tracts in Etna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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