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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Park Place Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003560400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,554 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Park Place in Pittsburgh anchors census tract 42003560400, which lands at 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,121 a month while the average household earns $46,250 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 92% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 47% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units844
Renter share92.1%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$46,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Park Place
Very High
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Pittsburgh
Elevated
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#370 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4447, -79.8902 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Place scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,121 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittsburgh
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittsburgh
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.9

How Park Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Park Place risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 560400Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 926Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 18.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.4%Peak (2001)
  • 137Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420035604002000: 113 filings (15.29/100 renter HHs)2001: 143 filings (19.36/100 renter HHs)2002: 119 filings (16.11/100 renter HHs)2003: 141 filings (19.08/100 renter HHs)2004: 137 filings (18.54/100 renter HHs)2005: 136 filings (20.04/100 renter HHs)2006: 137 filings (20.19/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 21% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Park Place. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Park Place

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Pittsburgh eviction risk, 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.

Part of this tract, about 7% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 63rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003560400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003560400?

Census tract 42003560400 in the Park Place neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 42003560400?

Median gross rent is $1,121/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003560400?

25.4% of residents in tract 42003560400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,554.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003560400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 48th, minority 62th, housing 63th.
Q5

Is tract 42003560400 considered part of Park Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003560400 fall within Park Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003560400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 926 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003560400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.37% of renter households, peaking at 19.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003560400 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003560400 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Pittsburgh at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittsburgh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 42003560400 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. 7% 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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