Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Rainbow Eviction Risk: Moderate , White Oak
Tract 42003551300 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,303 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The Rainbow area of White Oak anchors census tract 42003551300, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $844 monthly, set against $59,743 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units955
Renter share15.6%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$59,743
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across White Oak and the region
Centroid at 40.3317, -79.8284 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rainbow scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from White Oak
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$844 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from White Oak
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from White Oak
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from White Oak
9.0
How Rainbow compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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)
- 93Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.87%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.9%Peak (2001)
- 14Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rainbow. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rainbow
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 White Oak, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 93 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42003551300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003551300?
Census tract 42003551300 in the Rainbow neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 42003551300?
Median gross rent is $844/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003551300?
8.0% of residents in tract 42003551300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,303.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003551300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 71th, minority 14th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 42003551300 considered part of Rainbow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003551300 fall within Rainbow (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003551300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003551300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.87% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003551300 compare to White Oak overall?
Tract 42003551300 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of White Oak at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from White Oak; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in White Oak
Top eight tracts in White Oak ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · PA
42003551200
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42003552400
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Riverview
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Riverview
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Riverview
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Riverview
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42003552000
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
New Colony
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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