Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Squirrel Hill South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003140800 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,919 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42003140800 runs through the Squirrel Hill South neighborhood of Pittsburgh. With 4,919 residents, it scores 5.9/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,388 a month while the average household earns $88,068 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,873
Renter share52.5%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$88,068
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
24
th percentile
Low
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4333, -79.9166 · click any tract to drill in
Why Squirrel Hill South scores 4.7
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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,388 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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 Squirrel Hill South compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
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.
- 26%Grade A
- 58%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)
- 131Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2006)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 170% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Squirrel Hill South. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Squirrel Hill South
What moves this score most is 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 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 B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 131 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003140800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003140800?
Census tract 42003140800 in the Squirrel Hill South neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 42003140800?
Median gross rent is $1,388/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003140800?
11.9% of residents in tract 42003140800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,919.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003140800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 50th, minority 40th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 42003140800 considered part of Squirrel Hill South?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003140800 fall within Squirrel Hill South (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003140800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 131 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003140800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.97% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003140800 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003140800 scores 4.7/10, 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 42003140800 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. 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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