4 census tracts · pop 18,512 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.6–4.7
Howellville spans 4 census tracts of Chesterbrook, PA, population 18,512. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Chesterbrook baseline of 25.2%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
35% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The voucher gap is 35.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.6 to 4.7, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 102 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 3.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.5% in 2006 against a 3.5% peak.
At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $2,445, close to the Chesterbrook average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Howellville vs ChesterbrookHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Howellville
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
102Total filings (sum)
1.59%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2005)
2.66%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Howellville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Howellville?
Howellville scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Howellville compare to Chesterbrook overall?
Howellville scores 0.7 points lower than Chesterbrook overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,445 vs $2,452.
Q3
What is the average rent in Howellville?
Average gross rent in Howellville is $2,445/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Howellville residents are renters?
23% of Howellville households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Chesterbrook). The neighborhood has 18,512 residents.
Q5
Is Howellville a high social-vulnerability area?
Howellville sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Howellville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Howellville is census tract 42029300103 (score 4.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 4.7, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Howellville for landlords?
Howellville carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chesterbrook as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Howellville?
Howellville has 18,654 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
