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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42003415002 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003415002 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,550

How risky is Allegheny in Allegheny County for landlords? Census tract 42003415002 scores 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #49,311 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,121 monthly, set against $110,417 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 9% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,046
Renter share15.0%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$110,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#294 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#2,459 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Allegheny County and the region

Centroid at 40.5536, -79.9007 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42003415002 scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,121 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Tract 42003415002 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42003415002 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 415002County: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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)

  • 15Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak (2001)
  • 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034150022000: 1 filings (1.24/100 renter HHs)2001: 4 filings (4.94/100 renter HHs)2002: 1 filings (1.24/100 renter HHs)2003: 1 filings (1.24/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (1.24/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (6.51/100 renter HHs)2006: 4 filings (8.68/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 300% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42003415002

What moves this score most 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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 15 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2001.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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 42003415002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003415002?

Census tract 42003415002 in Allegheny County scores 2.6/10 (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 42003415002?

Median gross rent is $1,121/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003415002?

4.0% of residents in tract 42003415002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,550.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003415002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 31th, minority 20th, housing 13th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003415002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003415002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.58% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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