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Eviction Risk in Polish Hill , Oil City

1 census tracts · pop 1,724 · pop-weighted composite 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Polish Hill is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Oil City with 1 census tract and a population of 1,724 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $760/month sits 7% lower than the Oil City citywide median ($821).

Eviction Risk
4.8
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
44%
20% severely burdened
Median rent
$760
Median household income
$40,691
28.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Polish Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Polish Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Polish Hill: 4.84.8Polish HillNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Siverly
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 5.2K
Comparison

Polish Hill vs Oil City

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.8 +30%
Oil City: 3.7
Rent burden
43.8% +32%
Oil City: 33.2%
Median gross rent
$760 -7%
Oil City: $821
Median HH income
$40,691
Oil City: $0
Poverty rate
28.9%
Oil City: 0.0%
Renter share
56.5% +46%
Oil City: 38.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Polish Hill

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 1,631 residents across all tracts in Polish Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 4.3% White (non-Hispanic): 90.6% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.7% Other / Multiracial: 3.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 4.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 90.6%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Polish Hill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
42121200700 4.8 1,724 44% $760
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 37%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 8%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Polish Hill

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 58Total filings (sum)
  • 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak year (2006)
  • 3.42%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Polish Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Polish Hill?

Polish Hill scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Polish Hill compare to Oil City overall?

Polish Hill scores 1.1 points higher than Oil City overall (3.7/10). Rent burden: 44% vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $760 vs $821.

What is the median rent in Polish Hill?

Median gross rent in Polish Hill is $760/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Polish Hill residents are renters?

57% of Polish Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Oil City). The neighborhood has 1,724 residents.

Is Polish Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Polish Hill sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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