Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Lower Verona Eviction Risk: Lower , Blawnox
Tract 42003421100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,959 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 42003421100 belongs to the Lower Verona area of Blawnox, Pennsylvania. It is home to 4,959 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,122 a month against an average household income of $137,292 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,119
Renter share17.6%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$137,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blawnox and the region
Centroid at 40.5033, -79.8675 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lower Verona scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Blawnox
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,122 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blawnox
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blawnox
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blawnox
5.0
How Lower Verona compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 7%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 22Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.5%Peak (2006)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 400% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lower Verona. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lower Verona
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Blawnox, 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 in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 22 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.5% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003421100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003421100?
Census tract 42003421100 in the Lower Verona neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 42003421100?
Median gross rent is $2,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003421100?
3.8% of residents in tract 42003421100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,959.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003421100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 31th, minority 24th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 42003421100 considered part of Lower Verona?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003421100 fall within Lower Verona (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003421100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003421100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.68% of renter households, peaking at 1.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003421100 compare to Blawnox overall?
Tract 42003421100 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Blawnox at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blawnox; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003421100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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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