Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
South Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Meadowood
Tract 42019902600 · Butler County, PA · pop 3,216 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
42019902600 is a census tract in the South Hills area of Meadowood, PA. It scores 3.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,216. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,257
Renter share15.0%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$76,528
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Meadowood and the region
Centroid at 40.8425, -79.8841 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Hills scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Meadowood
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$871 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Meadowood
1.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Meadowood
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Meadowood
2.6
How South Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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)
- 20Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2005)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 5 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Hills
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.3/10. 47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Butler County average of 35.7%.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. It sits 0.9 points below the Butler County average of 4.2.
The filing record is not thin: 20 evictions over 5 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2005, when 4.6% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 2.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 15% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.6/10. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $76,528, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42019902600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42019902600?
Census tract 42019902600 in the South Hills neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 42019902600?
Median gross rent is $871/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42019902600?
5.9% of residents in tract 42019902600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,216.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42019902600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 24th, minority 8th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 42019902600 considered part of South Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42019902600 fall within South Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42019902600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42019902600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.11% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42019902600 compare to Meadowood overall?
Tract 42019902600 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Meadowood at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Meadowood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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