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Beltzhoover Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003191500 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,995 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Beltzhoover neighborhood of Pittsburgh, census tract 42003191500 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.

27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,410 monthly, set against $76,477 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 39% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units970
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$76,477

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Beltzhoover
Very Low
Within parent city
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#81 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Low
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#139 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#968 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4205, -80.0108 · click any tract to drill in

Why Beltzhoover scores 4.9

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
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,410 rent vs county FMR
6.0
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 Beltzhoover compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Beltzhoover risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 191500Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 197Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 5.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2004)
  • 30Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031915002000: 30 filings (6.13/100 renter HHs)2001: 18 filings (3.68/100 renter HHs)2002: 15 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2003: 37 filings (7.56/100 renter HHs)2004: 42 filings (8.59/100 renter HHs)2005: 25 filings (4.73/100 renter HHs)2006: 30 filings (5.68/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Beltzhoover. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Beltzhoover

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 about the same as the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 197 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.6% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003191500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003191500?

Census tract 42003191500 in the Beltzhoover neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 42003191500?

Median gross rent is $1,410/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003191500?

11.6% of residents in tract 42003191500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,995.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003191500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 1th, minority 17th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 42003191500 considered part of Beltzhoover?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003191500 fall within Beltzhoover (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003191500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 197 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003191500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.63% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003191500 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003191500 scores 4.9/10, 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 42003191500 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. 20% 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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Top eight tracts in Pittsburgh ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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