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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Petersburg Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dunmore

Tract 42069100500 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,109 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

In the Petersburg neighborhood of Dunmore, census tract 42069100500 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,157 a month against an average household income of $72,238 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 30% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,043
Renter share42.8%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$72,238

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Petersburg
Very High
Within parent city
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 27 tracts In Dunmore
Very Low
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 60 tracts In Lackawanna County
Moderate
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#857 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dunmore and the region

Centroid at 41.4041, -75.6394 · click any tract to drill in

Why Petersburg scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,157 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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 Petersburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Petersburg risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 100500Dunmore: 3.83.8Dunmoreparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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)

  • 64Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak (2006)
  • 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420691005002000: 9 filings (2.68/100 renter HHs)2001: 7 filings (2.09/100 renter HHs)2002: 7 filings (2.09/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (2.68/100 renter HHs)2004: 10 filings (2.98/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (2.77/100 renter HHs)2006: 13 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Petersburg. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Petersburg

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dunmore eviction risk, 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 64 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2006.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42069100500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069100500?

Census tract 42069100500 in the Petersburg 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 42069100500?

Median gross rent is $1,157/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42069100500?

13.4% of residents in tract 42069100500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,109.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42069100500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 77th, minority 42th, housing 47th.
Q5

Is tract 42069100500 considered part of Petersburg?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069100500 fall within Petersburg (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069100500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 64 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069100500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.76% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42069100500 compare to Dunmore overall?

Tract 42069100500 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Dunmore at 3.8/10. 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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