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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003563100 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 3,491 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

For landlords sizing up Westwood in Pittsburgh, census tract 42003563100 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $996 a month against an average household income of $71,009 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 19% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,641
Renter share28.4%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$71,009

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Westwood
Moderate
Within parent city
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#109 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Very Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#172 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,272 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4309, -80.0437 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westwood scores 4.4

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
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$996 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Westwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 563100Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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)

  • 162Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 5.62%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.1%Peak (2004)
  • 23Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420035631002000: 17 filings (4.04/100 renter HHs)2001: 14 filings (3.33/100 renter HHs)2002: 27 filings (6.41/100 renter HHs)2003: 24 filings (5.70/100 renter HHs)2004: 30 filings (7.13/100 renter HHs)2005: 27 filings (6.88/100 renter HHs)2006: 23 filings (5.86/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 35% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westwood

The score leans hardest on 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 Pittsburgh eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 162 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.1% of renter households in 2004.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42003563100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003563100?

Census tract 42003563100 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 42003563100?

Median gross rent is $996/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003563100?

2.5% of residents in tract 42003563100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,491.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003563100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 42th, minority 34th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 42003563100 considered part of Westwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003563100 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003563100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 162 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42003563100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.62% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003563100 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003563100 scores 4.4/10, lower 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 42003563100 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. 15% 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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