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Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Rainbow Eviction Risk: Moderate , White Oak

Tract 42003503002 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 5,771 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

42003503002 is a census tract in the Rainbow area of White Oak, PA. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,771 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.9/10.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 19% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,947
Renter share33.9%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$67,716

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Rainbow
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In White Oak
Very High
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#239 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Low
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#1,763 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across White Oak and the region

Centroid at 40.3478, -79.8154 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rainbow scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from White Oak
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,016 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from White Oak
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from White Oak
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from White Oak
4.3

How Rainbow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rainbow risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.1This tracttract 5030024.0White Oakparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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)

  • 120Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2006)
  • 22Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42003503002
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rainbow. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rainbow

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.8/10. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Allegheny County average of 5.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 120 filings here across 7 tracked years. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.9/10. Filings peaked in 2006 at 3.2% of renter households.

In a typical year about 2.6% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.2/10.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,016, close to the White Oak average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $67,716.

34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003503002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003503002?

Census tract 42003503002 in the Rainbow neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 42003503002?

Median gross rent is $1,016/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003503002?

7.5% of residents in tract 42003503002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,771.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003503002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 56th, minority 7th, housing 32th.
Q5

Is tract 42003503002 considered part of Rainbow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003503002 fall within Rainbow (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003503002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 120 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003503002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.58% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003503002 compare to White Oak overall?

Tract 42003503002 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of White Oak at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from White Oak; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in White Oak

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

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