Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Summer Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003261300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,996 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Summer Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, census tract 42003261300 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #24,693 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 23% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $692 a month against an average household income of $55,817 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 41% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,081

Renter share53.3%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate36.6%

Median income$55,817

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4860, -80.0059 · click any tract to drill in

Why Summer Hill scores 6.6

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

36.6% poverty · this tract

9.2

Supply constraint

$692 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Summer Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

78%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
59%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
31%Grade B
37%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Summer Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Summer Hill

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 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 Black and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42003261300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003261300?

Census tract 42003261300 in the Summer Hill neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42003261300?

Median gross rent is $692/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003261300?

36.6% of residents in tract 42003261300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,996.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003261300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 94th, minority 77th, housing 59th.

Is tract 42003261300 considered part of Summer Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003261300 fall within Summer Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42003261300 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003261300 scores 6.6/10, 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.

Was tract 42003261300 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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