Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Riverview Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Cheswick
Tract 42003418000 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,638 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.9/10 for census tract 42003418000 reflects conditions in the Riverview Heights neighborhood of Cheswick, Pennsylvania. On the national scale it ranks #55,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,125 a month against an average household income of $75,385 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units782
Renter share19.6%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$75,385
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cheswick and the region
Centroid at 40.5430, -79.8010 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverview Heights scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cheswick
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,125 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cheswick
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cheswick
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cheswick
4.4
How Riverview Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 12Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2001)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverview Heights
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 inherited from Cheswick, 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 12 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.7% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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 42003418000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003418000?
Census tract 42003418000 in the Riverview Heights neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 42003418000?
Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003418000?
6.5% of residents in tract 42003418000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,638.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003418000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 10th, minority 11th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 42003418000 considered part of Riverview Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003418000 fall within Riverview Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003418000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003418000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.49% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003418000 compare to Cheswick overall?
Tract 42003418000 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Cheswick at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cheswick; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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