Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally
Green Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dunmore
Tract 42069100800 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,994 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42069100800 covers part of the Green Ridge area of Scranton, PA, and scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,994 residents. Against Lackawanna County at 41.6%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,028
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$44,811
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
35
th percentile
Low
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dunmore and the region
Centroid at 41.4251, -75.6496 · click any tract to drill in
Why Green Ridge scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dunmore
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,122 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dunmore
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dunmore
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dunmore
7.5
How Green Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 136Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2005)
- 26Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 63% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Green Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Green Ridge
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10. Against the Lackawanna County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10.
Court records carry 136 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2005 at 8.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 73% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,122, close to the Scranton average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069100800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069100800?
Census tract 42069100800 in the Green Ridge neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 42069100800?
Median gross rent is $1,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069100800?
14.7% of residents in tract 42069100800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,994.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069100800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 57th, minority 61th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 42069100800 considered part of Green Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069100800 fall within Green Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069100800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 136 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069100800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.28% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069100800 compare to Dunmore overall?
Tract 42069100800 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Dunmore at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dunmore eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dunmore
Top eight tracts in Dunmore ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
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