Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

East Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003564800 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 1,951 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42003564800 (East Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $789 a month against an average household income of $29,236 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 25% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units761

Renter share69.4%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate29.0%

Median income$29,236

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4464, -79.8791 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Hills scores 6.8

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

29.0% poverty · this tract

7.3

Supply constraint

$789 rent vs county FMR

1.2

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 East Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

83%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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
0%Grade B
100%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Hills

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.

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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 96th 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.

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 42003564800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003564800?

Census tract 42003564800 in the East Hills neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42003564800?

Median gross rent is $789/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003564800?

29.0% of residents in tract 42003564800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,951.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003564800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 100th, minority 90th, housing 71th.

Is tract 42003564800 considered part of East Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003564800 fall within East Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42003564800 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003564800 scores 6.8/10, 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.

Was tract 42003564800 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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