Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Hites Eviction Risk: Moderate , Arnold
Tract 42129800300 · Westmoreland County, PA · pop 2,428 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 42129800300 sits in the Hites area of Arnold, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. Population here is 2,428. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,039
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate22.9%
Median income$53,661
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arnold and the region
Centroid at 40.5810, -79.7604 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hites scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Arnold
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
22.9% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$948 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arnold
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arnold
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arnold
6.1
How Hites compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hites
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. It sits 1.8 points above the Westmoreland County average of 4.1.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.4/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
At $948 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of Arnold commands. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. roughly one in three of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $53,661.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42129800300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42129800300?
Census tract 42129800300 in the Hites 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 42129800300?
Median gross rent is $948/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42129800300?
22.9% of residents in tract 42129800300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,428.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42129800300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 60th, minority 39th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 42129800300 considered part of Hites?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42129800300 fall within Hites (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42129800300 compare to Arnold overall?
Tract 42129800300 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Arnold at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arnold; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Arnold
Top eight tracts in Arnold ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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