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Institute Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Butler

Tract 42019902100 · Butler County, PA · pop 2,278 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 42019902100 in the Institute Hill area of Butler, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,278. Against the Butler County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
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 neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Institute Hill
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Butler
Very Low
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 47 tracts In Butler County
High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#407 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
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 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Institute Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.8This tracttract 9021005.8Butlerparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

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 by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42019902100
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 dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Cost burden runs 48% here against 35.7% across Butler County. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.7/10.

Court records carry 66 eviction filings across 5 observed years. The worst year on record was 2000, when 3.6% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.5% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 2.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $65,139, annual rent is just 15%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

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 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.
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 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Butler at 5.8/10. 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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