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Overbrook Eviction Risk: Lower , Brentwood

Tract 42003477200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,489 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 42003477200 covers the Overbrook area of Brentwood in Pennsylvania. Home to 4,489 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,383 a month against an average household income of $81,136 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 11% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,022
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$81,136

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In Overbrook
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Brentwood
Moderate
Within county
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#296 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#2,459 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brentwood and the region

Centroid at 40.3658, -79.9933 · click any tract to drill in

Why Overbrook scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brentwood
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,383 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brentwood
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brentwood
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brentwood
5.7

How Overbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Overbrook risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 477200Brentwood: 3.83.8Brentwoodparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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)

  • 22Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 0.62%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.0%Peak (2002)
  • 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420034772002000: 2 filings (0.40/100 renter HHs)2001: 4 filings (0.80/100 renter HHs)2002: 5 filings (1.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 3 filings (0.60/100 renter HHs)2004: 3 filings (0.60/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (0.19/100 renter HHs)2006: 4 filings (0.77/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Overbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Overbrook

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.9/10. 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 Brentwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 22 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 0.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2002.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003477200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003477200?

Census tract 42003477200 in the Overbrook neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 42003477200?

Median gross rent is $1,383/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003477200?

4.9% of residents in tract 42003477200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,489.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003477200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 51th, minority 13th, housing 71th.
Q5

Is tract 42003477200 considered part of Overbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003477200 fall within Overbrook (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003477200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003477200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.62% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003477200 compare to Brentwood overall?

Tract 42003477200 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Brentwood at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brentwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 42003477200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brentwood

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

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