Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Squirrel Hill North Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003140200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,468 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
42003140200 is a census tract in the Squirrel Hill North area of Pittsburgh, PA. It scores 7.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,468. 43% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units835
Renter share55.1%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$65,494
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4478, -79.9263 · click any tract to drill in
Why Squirrel Hill North scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,199 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
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.
- 96%Grade A
- 4%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 85Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2000)
- 14Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 22% 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
Cost burden runs 67% here against 40.6% across Allegheny County. It sits 2.1 points above the Allegheny County average of 5.0.
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 7.8/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 85 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2000, when 2.4% of renter households were served. This ground was mapped A ("Best") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Pittsburgh. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
In a typical year about 1.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #12,481 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.5 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,199, close to the Pittsburgh average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003140200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003140200?
Census tract 42003140200 in the Squirrel Hill North neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 42003140200?
Median gross rent is $1,199/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003140200?
18.4% of residents in tract 42003140200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,468.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003140200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 1th, minority 46th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 42003140200 considered part of Squirrel Hill North?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003140200 fall within Squirrel Hill North (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003140200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 85 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003140200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.58% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003140200 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003140200 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 5.9/10. 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 42003140200 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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