Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
Institute Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Butler
Tract 42019902400 · Butler County, PA · pop 1,916 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 42019902400 covers part of the Institute Hill area of Butler, PA, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,916 residents. It sits 3.0 points above the Butler County average of 4.2.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,109
Renter share75.1%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate37.9%
Median income$30,549
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Butler and the region
Centroid at 40.8612, -79.8890 · click any tract to drill in
Why Institute Hill scores 7.2
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
37.9% poverty · this tract
9.5
Supply constraint
$626 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 167Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.1%Peak (2006)
- 44Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 144% 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
What pushes it up most is economic stress at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.4/10.
The poverty rate is 38%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Cost burden runs 47% here against 35.7% across Butler County.
The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
At $626 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Butler commands. The filing record is not thin: 167 evictions over 5 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2006 at 6.1% of renter households.
In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42019902400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42019902400?
Census tract 42019902400 in the Institute Hill neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 42019902400?
Median gross rent is $626/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42019902400?
37.9% of residents in tract 42019902400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,916.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42019902400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 48th, minority 26th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 42019902400 considered part of Institute Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42019902400 fall within Institute Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42019902400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42019902400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.08% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42019902400 compare to Butler overall?
Tract 42019902400 scores 7.2/10, 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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