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Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

South Shore Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittsburgh

Tract 42003980700 · Allegheny County, PA · pop 47 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42003980700 (the South Shore area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,287 monthly, set against $91,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 47% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units81
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$91,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In South Shore
Moderate
Within parent city
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#95 of 128 tracts In Pittsburgh
Low
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#153 of 394 tracts In Allegheny County
Elevated
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#1,098 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsburgh and the region

Centroid at 40.4368, -80.0105 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Shore scores 4.7

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
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,287 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 South Shore compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Shore risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 980700Pittsburgh: 4.94.9Pittsburghparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 0

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)

  • 9Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 7.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.8%Peak (2003)
  • 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420039807002000: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2001: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (9.62/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (12.82/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2005: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2006: 1 filings (3.78/100 renter HHs)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Shore

What moves this score most is supply constraint 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 9 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 7.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.8% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 0th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 42003980700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42003980700?

Census tract 42003980700 in the South Shore neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 42003980700?

Median gross rent is $2,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42003980700?

5.1% of residents in tract 42003980700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 47.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42003980700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 0th, minority 0th, housing 8th.
Q5

Is tract 42003980700 considered part of South Shore?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42003980700 fall within South Shore (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42003980700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42003980700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.36% of renter households, peaking at 12.8% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42003980700 compare to Pittsburgh overall?

Tract 42003980700 scores 4.7/10, right in line with 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 42003980700 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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