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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

West Liberty Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003191700 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,427 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 42003191700 belongs to the West Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,427 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,162 monthly, set against $95,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.4
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In West Liberty
Moderate
Within parent city
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#109 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Very Low
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#176 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,272 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
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 4.4

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
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.
West Liberty risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 191700Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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)

  • 218Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 9.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.3%Peak (2004)
  • 19Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420031917002000: 34 filings (10.73/100 renter HHs)2001: 31 filings (9.78/100 renter HHs)2002: 37 filings (11.67/100 renter HHs)2003: 27 filings (8.52/100 renter HHs)2004: 42 filings (13.25/100 renter HHs)2005: 28 filings (6.57/100 renter HHs)2006: 19 filings (4.46/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Liberty

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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 218 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.3% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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 42003191700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003191700?

Census tract 42003191700 in the West Liberty neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 4.4/10, lower 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 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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