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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Dickson City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42069111500 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 3,337

Census tract 42069111500 sits in Dickson City, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $894 a month against an average household income of $54,479 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.7
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 parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Dickson City
Very High
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 60 tracts In Lackawanna County
Moderate
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#1,098 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
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 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Dickson City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 111500Dickson City: 3.93.9Dickson Cityparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420691115002000: 8 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2001: 8 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2002: 11 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (2.28/100 renter HHs)2004: 7 filings (1.77/100 renter HHs)2005: 6 filings (1.77/100 renter HHs)2006: 16 filings (4.72/100 renter HHs)
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

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dickson City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lackawanna County average of 5.7 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 65 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42069111500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069111500?

Census tract 42069111500 in Dickson City scores 4.7/10 (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 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Dickson City at 3.9/10. 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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