Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Mount Washington Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003191400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,429 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42003191400 runs through the Mount Washington area of Pittsburgh. With 2,429 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,353 a month while the average household earns $72,175 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,527
Renter share75.0%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$72,175
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4273, -80.0111 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mount Washington scores 5.3
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
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,353 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 Mount Washington 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.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 86%Grade C
- 12%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)
- 306Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2001)
- 52Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 53% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mount Washington
The heaviest input here 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 306 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2001.
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 42003191400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003191400?
Census tract 42003191400 in the Mount Washington neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 42003191400?
Median gross rent is $1,353/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003191400?
16.0% of residents in tract 42003191400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,429.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003191400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 8th, minority 27th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 42003191400 considered part of Mount Washington?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003191400 fall within Mount Washington (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003191400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 306 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003191400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.69% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003191400 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003191400 scores 5.3/10, 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 42003191400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 12% 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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