Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Fairywood Eviction Risk: Lower , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003460002 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,716 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Fairywood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, census tract 42003460002 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,707 a month against an average household income of $105,759 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,562
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$105,759
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4663, -80.1007 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairywood scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pittsburgh
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,707 rent vs county FMR
8.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittsburgh
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittsburgh
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittsburgh
5.0
How Fairywood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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
- 2%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)
- 301Total filings over 7 yrs
- 23.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.6%Peak (2006)
- 54Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fairywood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairywood
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.3/10. 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 Pittsburgh eviction risk, 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.
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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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 42003460002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003460002?
Census tract 42003460002 in the Fairywood neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 42003460002?
Median gross rent is $1,707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003460002?
10.7% of residents in tract 42003460002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,716.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003460002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 58th, minority 12th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 42003460002 considered part of Fairywood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003460002 fall within Fairywood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003460002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 301 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003460002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.05% of renter households, peaking at 22.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003460002 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003460002 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003460002 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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