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Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Belmar Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003561900 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,007 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.8/10 for census tract 42003561900 reflects conditions in Belmar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On the national scale it ranks #7,362 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $536 a month while the average household earns $29,118 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 11% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units964
Renter share32.1%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate39.9%
Median income$29,118

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Belmar
Very Low
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#95 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4694, -79.8931 · click any tract to drill in

Why Belmar scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
39.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$536 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittsburgh
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittsburgh
6.0

How Belmar compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Belmar risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 561900Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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)

  • 474Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 23.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.3%Peak (2005)
  • 64Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420035619002000: 57 filings (20.05/100 renter HHs)2001: 66 filings (23.21/100 renter HHs)2002: 53 filings (18.64/100 renter HHs)2003: 69 filings (24.27/100 renter HHs)2004: 79 filings (27.79/100 renter HHs)2005: 86 filings (27.31/100 renter HHs)2006: 64 filings (20.32/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Belmar. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Belmar

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 1% 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.

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 42003561900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003561900?

Census tract 42003561900 in the Belmar neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 42003561900?

Median gross rent is $536/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003561900?

39.9% of residents in tract 42003561900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,007.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003561900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 95th, minority 95th, housing 49th.
Q5

Is tract 42003561900 considered part of Belmar?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003561900 fall within Belmar (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003561900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 474 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003561900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.08% of renter households, peaking at 27.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003561900 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003561900 scores 6.9/10, 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 42003561900 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. 1% 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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