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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Crestas Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Braddock

Tract 42003504100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,860 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 42003504100 sits in the Crestas Terrace area of Allegheny County, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. It is home to 4,860 residents. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 22% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,241
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate24.5%
Median income$42,205

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Crestas Terrace
Very Low
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#156 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#838 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
National
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#22,681 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Braddock and the region

Centroid at 40.3835, -79.8304 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crestas Terrace scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Braddock
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
24.5% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$857 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Braddock
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Braddock
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Braddock
5.0

How Crestas Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Crestas Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.6This tracttract 5041005.9North Braddockparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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)

  • 775Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 11.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.6%Peak (2001)
  • 115Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42003504100
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Crestas Terrace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crestas Terrace

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.7/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.8/10.

The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Cost burden runs 46% here against 40.6% across Allegheny County. Court records carry 775 eviction filings across 7 observed years.

The worst year on record was 2001, when 14.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 11.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Allegheny County average of 5.0 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42003504100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003504100?

Census tract 42003504100 in the Crestas Terrace neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 42003504100?

Median gross rent is $857/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003504100?

24.5% of residents in tract 42003504100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,860.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003504100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 84th, minority 51th, housing 72th.
Q5

Is tract 42003504100 considered part of Crestas Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003504100 fall within Crestas Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003504100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 775 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003504100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.67% of renter households, peaking at 14.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003504100 compare to North Braddock overall?

Tract 42003504100 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of North Braddock at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Braddock; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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