Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Polish Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oil City
Tract 42121200700 · Venango County, PA · pop 1,724 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 42121200700 reflects conditions in the Polish Hill neighborhood of Oil City, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $760 monthly, set against $40,691 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units756
Renter share56.5%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate28.9%
Median income$40,691
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oil City and the region
Centroid at 41.4368, -79.7130 · click any tract to drill in
Why Polish Hill scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oil City
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
28.9% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$760 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oil City
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oil City
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oil City
3.6
How Polish Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 58Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2006)
- 14Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Polish Hill
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 Oil City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Venango County average of 4.4 and below 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 69th 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 58 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42121200700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42121200700?
Census tract 42121200700 in the Polish Hill neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 42121200700?
Median gross rent is $760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42121200700?
28.9% of residents in tract 42121200700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,724.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42121200700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 37th, minority 8th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 42121200700 considered part of Polish Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42121200700 fall within Polish Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42121200700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 58 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42121200700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42121200700 compare to Oil City overall?
Tract 42121200700 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Oil City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oil City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Oil City
Top eight tracts in Oil City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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