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Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally

Bethel Park Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42003475200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 5,390

For landlords sizing up Bethel Park in Allegheny County, census tract 42003475200 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,640 monthly, set against $117,574 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 14% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,282
Renter share19.5%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$117,574

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Bethel Park
Low
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#372 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#3,254 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#79,124 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bethel Park and the region

Centroid at 40.3240, -80.0560 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bethel Park scores 1.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bethel Park
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,640 rent vs county FMR
7.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bethel Park
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bethel Park
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bethel Park
3.6

How Bethel Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bethel Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.51.5This tracttract 475200Bethel Park: 3.73.7Bethel Parkparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 21Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2002)
  • 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034752002000: 2 filings (2.15/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (3.23/100 renter HHs)2002: 5 filings (5.39/100 renter HHs)2003: 2 filings (2.15/100 renter HHs)2004: 2 filings (2.15/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (2.31/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bethel Park

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.8/10. 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 Bethel Park 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 21 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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 42003475200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003475200?

Census tract 42003475200 in Bethel Park scores 1.5/10 (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 42003475200?

Median gross rent is $1,640/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003475200?

4.2% of residents in tract 42003475200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,390.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003475200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 7th, minority 7th, housing 39th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003475200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003475200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.92% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42003475200 compare to Bethel Park overall?

Tract 42003475200 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Bethel Park at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bethel Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bethel Park

Top eight tracts in Bethel Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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