Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Polish Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oil City
Tract 42121200700 · Venango County, PA · pop 1,724 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 42121200700 in the Polish Hill area of Oil City, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.1
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
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
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 5.1
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
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 44% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Venango County average of 36.2%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 2.7/10. Against the Venango County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 7.2/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 58 filings here across 6 tracked years. Well under the midpoint, regional political climate reads 2.9/10.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 3.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.2/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $760, close to the Oil City average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 5.1/10 (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 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Oil City at 3.7/10. 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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