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Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Beechview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003191600 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,076 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh is where census tract 42003191600 sits, home to 4,076 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,251 a month while the average household earns $72,901 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 26% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share34.6%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$72,901

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Beechview
Very Low
Within parent city
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#99 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Low
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#152 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#1,098 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4173, -80.0232 · click any tract to drill in

Why Beechview scores 4.7

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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,251 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Beechview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Beechview risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 191600Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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)

  • 428Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 9.47%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.2%Peak (2006)
  • 78Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031916002000: 52 filings (8.35/100 renter HHs)2001: 46 filings (7.39/100 renter HHs)2002: 59 filings (9.48/100 renter HHs)2003: 62 filings (9.96/100 renter HHs)2004: 63 filings (10.12/100 renter HHs)2005: 68 filings (9.76/100 renter HHs)2006: 78 filings (11.20/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Beechview. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Beechview

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 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 safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 3% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 428 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.2% 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 42003191600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003191600?

Census tract 42003191600 in the Beechview 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 42003191600?

Median gross rent is $1,251/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003191600?

7.9% of residents in tract 42003191600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,076.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003191600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 50th, minority 44th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 42003191600 considered part of Beechview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003191600 fall within Beechview (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003191600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 428 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003191600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.47% of renter households, peaking at 11.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003191600 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003191600 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 42003191600 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. 3% 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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