Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Lower Verona Eviction Risk: Lower , Blawnox
Tract 42003523800 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 4,604 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Eviction risk in the Lower Verona area of Blawnox centers on tract 42003523800, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,604 residents. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,606 a month against an average household income of $72,941 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,222
Renter share17.3%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$72,941
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blawnox and the region
Centroid at 40.4918, -79.8420 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lower Verona scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Blawnox
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,606 rent vs county FMR
7.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blawnox
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blawnox
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blawnox
5.0
How Lower Verona compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%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)
- 101Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2002)
- 14Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 40% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lower Verona. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lower Verona
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Blawnox, 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 above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 101 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003523800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003523800?
Census tract 42003523800 in the Lower Verona neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 42003523800?
Median gross rent is $1,606/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003523800?
11.2% of residents in tract 42003523800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,604.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003523800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 84th, minority 39th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 42003523800 considered part of Lower Verona?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003523800 fall within Lower Verona (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003523800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 101 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003523800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.05% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003523800 compare to Blawnox overall?
Tract 42003523800 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Blawnox at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blawnox; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42003523800 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.
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