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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Squirrel Hill North Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003140100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 6,118 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 42003140100 sits in Squirrel Hill North in Pittsburgh eviction risk, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 74% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,774 a month against an average household income of $169,954 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 6% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,073
Renter share23.0%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$169,954

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Squirrel Hill North
Very Low
Within parent city
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#121 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Very Low
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#200 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Moderate
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#1,501 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4427, -79.9374 · click any tract to drill in

Why Squirrel Hill North scores 4

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
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,774 rent vs county FMR
8.9
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 Squirrel Hill North compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Squirrel Hill North risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 140100Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. 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)

  • 33Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2002)
  • 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031401002000: 5 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2001: 5 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2002: 7 filings (3.41/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2004: 2 filings (0.98/100 renter HHs)2005: 5 filings (2.86/100 renter HHs)2006: 4 filings (2.29/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Squirrel Hill North. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Squirrel Hill North

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.9/10. 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 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 A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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 42003140100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003140100?

Census tract 42003140100 in the Squirrel Hill North neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 42003140100?

Median gross rent is $1,774/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003140100?

13.6% of residents in tract 42003140100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,118.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003140100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 1th, minority 52th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 42003140100 considered part of Squirrel Hill North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003140100 fall within Squirrel Hill North (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003140100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003140100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.41% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003140100 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003140100 scores 4/10, 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 42003140100 historically redlined?

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