Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Siverly Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oil City
Tract 42121200900 · Venango County, PA · pop 2,079 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Siverly area of Oil City is where census tract 42121200900 sits, home to 2,079 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $847 a month against an average household income of $49,688 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units958
Renter share48.5%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate18.0%
Median income$49,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oil City and the region
Centroid at 41.4250, -79.7070 · click any tract to drill in
Why Siverly scores 5
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
18.0% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 Siverly compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 62Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2005)
- 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Siverly. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Siverly
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.5/10. 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 Oil City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42121200900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42121200900?
Census tract 42121200900 in the Siverly neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 42121200900?
Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42121200900?
18.0% of residents in tract 42121200900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,079.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42121200900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 19th, minority 2th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 42121200900 considered part of Siverly?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42121200900 fall within Siverly (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42121200900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42121200900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.86% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42121200900 compare to Oil City overall?
Tract 42121200900 scores 5/10, 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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