Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Upper Lawrenceville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Etna
Tract 42003425000 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,413 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 42003425000 belongs to the Upper Lawrenceville neighborhood of Etna, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,413 residents and scores 6.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $937 a month against an average household income of $48,955 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,690
Renter share50.4%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate15.8%
Median income$48,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Etna and the region
Centroid at 40.4952, -79.9496 · click any tract to drill in
Why Upper Lawrenceville scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Etna
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.8% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$937 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Etna
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Etna
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Etna
6.7
How Upper Lawrenceville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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
- 62%Grade C
- 7%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)
- 301Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.3%Peak (2006)
- 47Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Upper Lawrenceville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Upper Lawrenceville
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Etna, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 301 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003425000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003425000?
Census tract 42003425000 in the Upper Lawrenceville neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 42003425000?
Median gross rent is $937/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003425000?
15.8% of residents in tract 42003425000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,413.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003425000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 68th, minority 21th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 42003425000 considered part of Upper Lawrenceville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003425000 fall within Upper Lawrenceville (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003425000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 301 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003425000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.90% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003425000 compare to Etna overall?
Tract 42003425000 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Etna at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Etna; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003425000 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. 7% 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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