Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
West Liberty Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003191700 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,427 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
42003191700 is a census tract in the West Liberty area of Pittsburgh, PA. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,427. 31% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Allegheny County average of 40.6%.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,434
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$95,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4038, -80.0124 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Liberty scores 5.4
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
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,162 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 West Liberty compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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
- 4%Grade B
- 44%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 218Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.3%Peak (2004)
- 19Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Liberty
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 7.8/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.2/10. The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 218 evictions over 7 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2004, when 13.3% of renter households were served. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Pittsburgh. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
In a typical year about 9.3% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 25% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 4.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $95,000, annual rent is just 15%.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter. It tracks the Allegheny County average of 5.0 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,162, close to the Pittsburgh average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003191700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003191700?
Census tract 42003191700 in the West Liberty neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 42003191700?
Median gross rent is $1,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003191700?
8.9% of residents in tract 42003191700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,427.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003191700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 50th, minority 29th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 42003191700 considered part of West Liberty?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003191700 fall within West Liberty (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003191700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 218 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003191700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.28% of renter households, peaking at 13.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003191700 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003191700 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 5.9/10. 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 42003191700 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. 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.
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