Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Institute Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Butler
Tract 42019902400 · Butler County, PA · pop 1,916 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Institute Hill in Butler anchors census tract 42019902400, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $626 monthly, set against $30,549 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
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
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
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 6.6
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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.5/10. 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 Butler, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Butler County average of 4.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 167 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.1% of renter households in 2006.
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 42019902400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42019902400?
Census tract 42019902400 in the Institute Hill neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 6.6/10, 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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