Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Beltzhoover Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh
Tract 42003562400 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 2,955 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42003562400 belongs to the Beltzhoover neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is home to 2,955 residents and scores 6.7/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $976 a month against an average household income of $39,762 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,166
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate37.4%
Median income$39,762
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region
Centroid at 40.4127, -80.0024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beltzhoover scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
37.4% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$976 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Beltzhoover compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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
- 1%Grade B
- 86%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)
- 256Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.4%Peak (2004)
- 32Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Beltzhoover. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beltzhoover
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.4/10. 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 256 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.4% of renter households in 2004.
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 42003562400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003562400?
Census tract 42003562400 in the Beltzhoover 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 42003562400?
Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42003562400?
37.4% of residents in tract 42003562400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,955.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42003562400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 83th, minority 71th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 42003562400 considered part of Beltzhoover?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003562400 fall within Beltzhoover (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003562400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 256 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003562400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.41% of renter households, peaking at 11.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42003562400 compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Tract 42003562400 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 42003562400 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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