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Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Perry Hilltop Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003261400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,174 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 42003261400 sits in Perry Hilltop in Pittsburgh eviction risk, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #7,359 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $33,750 a year. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 12% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,038
Renter share32.0%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate32.7%
Median income$33,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Perry Hilltop
Moderate
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#95 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4657, -80.0121 · click any tract to drill in

Why Perry Hilltop scores 6.9

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
32.7% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Perry Hilltop compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Perry Hilltop risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 261400Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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)

  • 455Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 12.61%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.2%Peak (2003)
  • 46Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420032614002000: 63 filings (12.18/100 renter HHs)2001: 73 filings (14.12/100 renter HHs)2002: 66 filings (12.76/100 renter HHs)2003: 84 filings (16.24/100 renter HHs)2004: 57 filings (11.02/100 renter HHs)2005: 66 filings (12.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 46 filings (9.02/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Perry Hilltop

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.2/10. 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.

Part of this tract, about 7% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 455 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.2% of renter households in 2003.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003261400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003261400?

Census tract 42003261400 in the Perry Hilltop neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003261400?

32.7% of residents in tract 42003261400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,174.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003261400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 65th, minority 72th, housing 89th.
Q4

Is tract 42003261400 considered part of Perry Hilltop?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003261400 fall within Perry Hilltop (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003261400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 455 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003261400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.61% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003261400 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003261400 scores 6.9/10, 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.
Q7

Was tract 42003261400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 7% 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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