Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Bethel Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42003475304 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 5,564
Census tract 42003475304 belongs to Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. It is home to 5,564 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,302 a month against an average household income of $130,563 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,408
Renter share20.4%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$130,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bethel Park and the region
Centroid at 40.2991, -80.0485 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bethel Park scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,302 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 214Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.0%Peak (2005)
- 38Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 171% 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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.2/10. 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 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 214 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.0% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003475304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003475304?
Census tract 42003475304 in Bethel Park scores 1.4/10 (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 average rent in tract 42003475304?
Median gross rent is $1,302/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003475304?
5.2% of residents in tract 42003475304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,564.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003475304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 6th, minority 14th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003475304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 214 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003475304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.73% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42003475304 compare to Bethel Park overall?
Tract 42003475304 scores 1.4/10, 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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