Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42003421200 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42003421200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,247
Census tract 42003421200 runs through Allegheny in Allegheny County. With 4,247 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $105,448 in average yearly household income, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share2.7%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$105,448
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allegheny County and the region
Centroid at 40.5147, -79.9232 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42003421200 scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 42003421200 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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
- 4%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)
- 36Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.2%Peak (2006)
- 7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% 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 42003421200
What moves this score most 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 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 in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 36 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.2% of renter households in 2006.
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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003421200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003421200?
Census tract 42003421200 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 42003421200?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003421200?
3.7% of residents in tract 42003421200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,247.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003421200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 64th, minority 30th, housing 11th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003421200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003421200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.37% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Was tract 42003421200 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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