Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Rosslyn Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Carnegie
Tract 42003468900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,805 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Here is how census tract 42003468900, in the Rosslyn Heights area of Carnegie, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,805. It lands near the 38th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,011 monthly, set against $60,300 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units2,009
Renter share54.1%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$60,300
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Carnegie and the region
Centroid at 40.4041, -80.0782 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rosslyn Heights scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Carnegie
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
11.8% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,011 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carnegie
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carnegie
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carnegie
4.8
How Rosslyn Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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
- 51%Grade C
- 1%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)
- 411Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.39%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.0%Peak (2000)
- 59Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 31% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rosslyn Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rosslyn Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Carnegie, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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.
Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003468900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003468900?
Census tract 42003468900 in the Rosslyn Heights neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 42003468900?
Median gross rent is $1,011/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003468900?
11.8% of residents in tract 42003468900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003468900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 46th, minority 47th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 42003468900 considered part of Rosslyn Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003468900 fall within Rosslyn Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003468900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 411 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003468900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.39% of renter households, peaking at 8.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003468900 compare to Carnegie overall?
Tract 42003468900 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Carnegie at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carnegie; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003468900 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. 1% 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.
Sibling tracts
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Top eight tracts in Carnegie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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