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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Oakwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Crafton

Tract 42003562800 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,560 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 42003562800 in the Oakwood area of Crafton ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,560 residents. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 15% of renter households, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $975 a month while the average household earns $59,938 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 39% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units763
Renter share45.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$59,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Oakwood
Very High
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#70 of 128 tracts In Crafton
Moderate
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#116 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#810 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Crafton and the region

Centroid at 40.4227, -80.0714 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakwood scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Crafton
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$975 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Crafton
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Crafton
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Crafton
6.0

How Oakwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oakwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 562800Crafton: 4.14.1Craftonparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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)

  • 62Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak (2002)
  • 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420035628002000: 6 filings (2.14/100 renter HHs)2001: 10 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (4.63/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2004: 7 filings (2.49/100 renter HHs)2005: 12 filings (3.83/100 renter HHs)2006: 9 filings (2.87/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Oakwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oakwood

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Crafton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Allegheny County average of 5.6 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2002.

Part of this tract, about 13% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42003562800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003562800?

Census tract 42003562800 in the Oakwood neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 42003562800?

Median gross rent is $975/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003562800?

12.6% of residents in tract 42003562800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,560.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003562800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 86th, minority 36th, housing 84th.
Q5

Is tract 42003562800 considered part of Oakwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003562800 fall within Oakwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003562800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003562800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.04% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003562800 compare to Crafton overall?

Tract 42003562800 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Crafton at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Crafton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 42003562800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 13% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Crafton

Top eight tracts in Crafton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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