1 census tracts · pop 2,428 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Hites maps to a single census tract in Arnold, PA and houses 2,428 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Arnold rate of 24.4%. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Average gross rent is $948, 12% above the Arnold average of $846. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $53,661.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hites vs ArnoldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Hites
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hites?
Hites scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Hites compare to Arnold overall?
Hites scores 1.4 points higher than Arnold overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $948 vs $846.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hites?
Average gross rent in Hites is $948/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hites residents are renters?
31% of Hites households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Arnold). The neighborhood has 2,428 residents.
Q5
Is Hites a high social-vulnerability area?
Hites sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Hites for landlords?
Hites carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Arnold as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hites?
Hites has 2,501 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
