Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Duquesne Annex Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42003486900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,589 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 42003486900 belongs to Duquesne Annex in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. It is home to 1,589 residents and scores $1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $864 monthly, set against $41,799 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units627
Renter share51.7%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate41.7%
Median income$41,799
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Duquesne and the region
Centroid at 40.3639, -79.8482 · click any tract to drill in
Why Duquesne Annex scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Duquesne
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
41.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$864 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Duquesne
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Duquesne
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Duquesne
7.6
How Duquesne Annex 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.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%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
- 49%Grade C
- 43%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)
- 734Total filings over 7 yrs
- 26.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 37.6%Peak (2003)
- 66Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 39% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Duquesne Annex. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Duquesne Annex
What moves this score most is economic stress 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 inherited from Duquesne, 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.
The tract is Black and 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 734 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 26.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 37.6% of renter households in 2003.
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 42003486900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003486900?
Census tract 42003486900 in the Duquesne Annex neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 42003486900?
Median gross rent is $864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003486900?
41.7% of residents in tract 42003486900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,589.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003486900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 86th, minority 75th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 42003486900 considered part of Duquesne Annex?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003486900 fall within Duquesne Annex (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003486900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 734 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003486900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.34% of renter households, peaking at 37.6% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003486900 compare to Duquesne overall?
Tract 42003486900 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Duquesne at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Duquesne; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003486900 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. 43% 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 Duquesne
Top eight tracts in Duquesne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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