Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
West Tarentum Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42003403500 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,328 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The West Tarentum neighborhood of Tarentum is where census tract 42003403500 sits, home to 4,328 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $732 a month against an average household income of $42,453 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,098
Renter share31.5%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$42,453
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tarentum and the region
Centroid at 40.6045, -79.7600 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Tarentum scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tarentum
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$732 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tarentum
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tarentum
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tarentum
6.2
How West Tarentum compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
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)
- 313Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2004)
- 46Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Tarentum
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Tarentum, 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 riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 313 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003403500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003403500?
Census tract 42003403500 in the West Tarentum neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 42003403500?
Median gross rent is $732/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003403500?
19.7% of residents in tract 42003403500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,328.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003403500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 86th, minority 18th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 42003403500 considered part of West Tarentum?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003403500 fall within West Tarentum (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003403500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 313 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003403500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.24% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003403500 compare to Tarentum overall?
Tract 42003403500 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Tarentum at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tarentum; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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