Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Regent Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Swissvale
Tract 42003515200 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,018 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Regent Square area of Swissvale anchors census tract 42003515200, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,132 a month against an average household income of $60,932 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,046
Renter share49.4%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$60,932
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Swissvale and the region
Centroid at 40.4249, -79.8796 · click any tract to drill in
Why Regent Square scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Swissvale
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,132 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Swissvale
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Swissvale
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Swissvale
6.1
How Regent Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 91%Grade B
- 2%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 419Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.9%Peak (2001)
- 69Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Regent Square. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Regent Square
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Swissvale, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 419 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.9% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003515200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003515200?
Census tract 42003515200 in the Regent Square neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 42003515200?
Median gross rent is $1,132/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003515200?
3.6% of residents in tract 42003515200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,018.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003515200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 51th, minority 55th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 42003515200 considered part of Regent Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003515200 fall within Regent Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003515200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 419 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003515200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.44% of renter households, peaking at 12.9% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003515200 compare to Swissvale overall?
Tract 42003515200 scores 4.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Swissvale at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Swissvale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003515200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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 Swissvale
Top eight tracts in Swissvale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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