Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
South Side Slopes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003160900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,303 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up the South Side Slopes neighborhood of Pittsburgh, census tract 42003160900 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,609 a month while the average household earns $88,792 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 48%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,945
Renter share76.1%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$88,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4255, -79.9650 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Side Slopes scores 5.1
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
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,609 rent vs county FMR
7.6
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 South Side Slopes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 37%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)
- 137Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2000)
- 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Side Slopes. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Side Slopes
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.6/10. 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 16th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 137 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2000.
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 42003160900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003160900?
Census tract 42003160900 in the South Side Slopes 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 42003160900?
Median gross rent is $1,609/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003160900?
16.5% of residents in tract 42003160900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,303.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003160900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 1th, minority 17th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 42003160900 considered part of South Side Slopes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003160900 fall within South Side Slopes (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003160900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 137 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003160900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.32% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003160900 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003160900 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 42003160900 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 37% 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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