Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Swisshelm Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Swissvale
Tract 42003515401 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,171 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 42003515401, home to 2,171 residents in the Swisshelm Park area of Swissvale, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,127 monthly, set against $72,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,024
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$72,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Swissvale and the region
Centroid at 40.4228, -79.8961 · click any tract to drill in
Why Swisshelm Park scores 4.4
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
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,127 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 Swisshelm Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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.
- 18%Grade A
- 17%Grade B
- 64%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)
- 131Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.9%Peak (2005)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 33% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Swisshelm Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Swisshelm Park
The score leans hardest on 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 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 131 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.9% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003515401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003515401?
Census tract 42003515401 in the Swisshelm Park neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 42003515401?
Median gross rent is $1,127/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003515401?
8.7% of residents in tract 42003515401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,171.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003515401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 8th, minority 38th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 42003515401 considered part of Swisshelm Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003515401 fall within Swisshelm Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003515401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 131 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003515401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.83% of renter households, peaking at 7.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003515401 compare to Swissvale overall?
Tract 42003515401 scores 4.4/10, higher than 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 42003515401 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. 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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