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Highland Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003111300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,785 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.7/10 for census tract 42003111300 reflects conditions in Highland Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,095 monthly, set against $66,676 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 40% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,187
Renter share61.2%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$66,676

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Highland Park
Very High
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#73 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Moderate
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#126 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#857 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4690, -79.9245 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Park scores 5.1

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
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,095 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Highland Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highland Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 111300Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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)

  • 1,112Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 16.15%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.2%Peak (2000)
  • 150Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031113002000: 167 filings (16.15/100 renter HHs)2001: 157 filings (15.18/100 renter HHs)2002: 165 filings (15.96/100 renter HHs)2003: 158 filings (15.28/100 renter HHs)2004: 164 filings (15.86/100 renter HHs)2005: 151 filings (17.38/100 renter HHs)2006: 150 filings (17.26/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highland Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Park

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,112 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 16.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.2% of renter households in 2000.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42003111300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003111300?

Census tract 42003111300 in the Highland Park neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 42003111300?

Median gross rent is $1,095/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003111300?

11.5% of residents in tract 42003111300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,785.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003111300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 18th, minority 53th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 42003111300 considered part of Highland Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003111300 fall within Highland Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003111300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,112 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003111300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.15% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003111300 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003111300 scores 5.1/10, 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 42003111300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 1% 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

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