Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Saint Clair Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42003470400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,962 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
For landlords sizing up the Saint Clair Heights neighborhood of Allegheny, census tract 42003470400 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 64% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $120,972 a year. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,341
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$120,972
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allegheny County and the region
Centroid at 40.3686, -80.0875 · click any tract to drill in
Why Saint Clair Heights scores 2.4
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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Saint Clair Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%Housing & transportation
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)
- 15Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2006)
- 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Saint Clair Heights
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 about the same as 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 15 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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 42003470400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003470400?
Census tract 42003470400 in the Saint Clair Heights neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 42003470400?
4.5% of residents in tract 42003470400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,962.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003470400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 33th, minority 17th, housing 16th.
Q4
Is tract 42003470400 considered part of Saint Clair Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003470400 fall within Saint Clair Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003470400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42003470400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.36% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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