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Squirrel Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003141300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 5,136 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.7/10 for census tract 42003141300 reflects conditions in the Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,362 monthly, set against $60,396 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 32% Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units2,269
Renter share70.5%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$60,396

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Squirrel Hill
Very High
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#46 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#295 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4335, -79.9282 · click any tract to drill in

Why Squirrel Hill scores 6.4

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
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,362 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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 Squirrel Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Squirrel Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 141300Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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)

  • 148Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 1.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak (2006)
  • 26Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031413002000: 18 filings (1.63/100 renter HHs)2001: 24 filings (2.17/100 renter HHs)2002: 19 filings (1.72/100 renter HHs)2003: 24 filings (2.17/100 renter HHs)2004: 21 filings (1.90/100 renter HHs)2005: 16 filings (1.34/100 renter HHs)2006: 26 filings (2.18/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Squirrel Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Squirrel Hill

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.7/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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.

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.

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 42003141300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003141300?

Census tract 42003141300 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 42003141300?

Median gross rent is $1,362/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003141300?

26.7% of residents in tract 42003141300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,136.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003141300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 13th, minority 46th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 42003141300 considered part of Squirrel Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003141300 fall within Squirrel Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003141300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 148 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003141300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.87% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003141300 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003141300 scores 6.4/10, higher 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 42003141300 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.
Sibling tracts

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