Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Institute Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Butler
Tract 42019902100 · Butler County, PA · pop 2,278 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 42019902100 belongs to the Institute Hill neighborhood of Butler, Pennsylvania. It is home to 2,278 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $790 a month while the average household earns $65,139 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,108
Renter share35.9%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$65,139
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Butler and the region
Centroid at 40.8688, -79.8890 · click any tract to drill in
Why Institute Hill scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Butler
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$790 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Butler
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Butler
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Butler
7.7
How Institute Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
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)
- 66Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2000)
- 12Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 37% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Institute Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Institute Hill
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Butler, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Butler County average of 4.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 66 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42019902100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42019902100?
Census tract 42019902100 in the Institute Hill neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 42019902100?
Median gross rent is $790/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42019902100?
13.2% of residents in tract 42019902100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,278.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42019902100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 13th, minority 13th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 42019902100 considered part of Institute Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42019902100 fall within Institute Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42019902100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 66 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42019902100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.45% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42019902100 compare to Butler overall?
Tract 42019902100 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Butler at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Butler; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Butler
Top eight tracts in Butler ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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