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Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Gibsonia Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003408002 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 6,129 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Gibsonia

Eviction risk in Gibsonia centers on tract 42003408002, which scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,129 residents. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

21% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $964 a month against an average household income of $101,891 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units2,547
Renter share4.4%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$101,891

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Gibsonia
Moderate
Within county
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#368 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very Low
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#3,135 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gibsonia and the region

Centroid at 40.6241, -79.9550 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gibsonia scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Gibsonia
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$964 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gibsonia
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gibsonia
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gibsonia
2.3

How Gibsonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gibsonia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 408002Gibsonia: 3.73.7Gibsoniaparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

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)

  • 81Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 7.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.2%Peak (2000)
  • 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034080022000: 16 filings (10.18/100 renter HHs)2001: 13 filings (8.28/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (8.28/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (3.18/100 renter HHs)2004: 14 filings (8.91/100 renter HHs)2005: 15 filings (10.34/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (3.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 69% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gibsonia

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 2.9/10. 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 Gibsonia, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 81 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.2% of renter households in 2000.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 42003408002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003408002?

Census tract 42003408002 in Gibsonia scores 1.7/10 (Lower 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 42003408002?

Median gross rent is $964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003408002?

2.8% of residents in tract 42003408002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,129.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003408002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 42th, minority 15th, housing 9th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003408002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 81 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003408002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.52% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003408002 compare to Gibsonia overall?

Tract 42003408002 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Gibsonia at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gibsonia; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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