2 census tracts · pop 4,790 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.4–4.8
Petersburg takes in 2 census tracts of Dunmore, PA, population 4,790. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Dunmore rate of 26.9%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 126 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 4.0% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,001, 8% above the Dunmore average of $928. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Petersburg vs DunmoreHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Petersburg
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
126Total filings (sum)
1.98%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2006)
2.68%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Petersburg
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Petersburg?
Petersburg scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Petersburg compare to Dunmore overall?
Petersburg scores 0.6 points higher than Dunmore overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,001 vs $928.
Q3
What is the average rent in Petersburg?
Average gross rent in Petersburg is $1,001/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Petersburg residents are renters?
50% of Petersburg households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Dunmore). The neighborhood has 4,790 residents.
Q5
Is Petersburg a high social-vulnerability area?
Petersburg sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Petersburg have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Petersburg is census tract 42069100500 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 4.8, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Petersburg for landlords?
Petersburg carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dunmore as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Petersburg?
Petersburg has 4,980 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.1%), Hispanic / Latino (7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
