Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Dickson City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42069111500 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 3,337
Census tract 42069111500 covers part of Dickson City, PA, and scores 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,337 residents. 36% 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
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,380
Renter share26.7%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$54,479
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dickson City and the region
Centroid at 41.4688, -75.6216 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dickson City scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dickson City
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$894 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dickson City
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dickson City
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dickson City
3.4
How Dickson City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 65Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.48%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2006)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dickson City
Against Lackawanna County at 41.6%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened. The clearest offset is tenant-organizing strength at 2.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 65 evictions over 7 years of observation. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10.
Average gross rent is $894, 10% below the Dickson City average. The worst year on record was 2006, when 4.7% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 2.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Lackawanna County average of 4.6 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069111500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069111500?
Census tract 42069111500 in Dickson City scores 4.1/10 (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 42069111500?
Median gross rent is $894/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069111500?
16.0% of residents in tract 42069111500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,337.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069111500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 79th, minority 13th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069111500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069111500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.48% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42069111500 compare to Dickson City overall?
Tract 42069111500 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Dickson City at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dickson City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dickson City
Top eight tracts in Dickson City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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