Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Jefferson Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Monroeville
Tract 42003520001 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,107 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
42003520001 is a census tract in the Jefferson Highlands area of Allegheny County, PA. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,107 residents. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,592
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$65,294
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Monroeville and the region
Centroid at 40.4311, -79.8161 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jefferson Highlands scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Monroeville
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,167 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Monroeville
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Monroeville
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Monroeville
5.0
How Jefferson Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
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)
- 58Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2005)
- 11Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 38% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Jefferson Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jefferson Highlands
57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Allegheny County average of 40.6%. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 7.8/10.
Running cool, economic stress reads 2.8/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 58 filings here across 7 tracked years.
Filings peaked in 2005 at 2.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. It tracks the Allegheny County average of 5.0 closely. Average gross rent runs $1,167 a month.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $65,294. 35% 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 42003520001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003520001?
Census tract 42003520001 in the Jefferson Highlands neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 42003520001?
Median gross rent is $1,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003520001?
11.1% of residents in tract 42003520001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,107.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003520001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 50th, minority 53th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 42003520001 considered part of Jefferson Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003520001 fall within Jefferson Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003520001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 58 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003520001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.55% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003520001 compare to Monroeville overall?
Tract 42003520001 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Monroeville at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Monroeville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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