3 census tracts · pop 14,436 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–3.4
Lower Moosic is a 3-tract neighborhood of Old Forge, PA and houses 14,436 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 36% against 25.4% citywide, putting Lower Moosic 10.9% over its own city.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $1,017 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Old Forge commands.
Filings are well documented here: 291 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 6.3% of renter households. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. 31% 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. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lower Moosic vs Old ForgeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lower Moosic
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
291Total filings (sum)
2.42%Avg annual filing rate
6.3%Peak year (2006)
2.28%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Lower Moosic
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Moosic?
Lower Moosic scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Lower Moosic compare to Old Forge overall?
Lower Moosic scores 0.9 points lower than Old Forge overall (4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,017 vs $859.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lower Moosic?
Average gross rent in Lower Moosic is $1,017/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lower Moosic residents are renters?
31% of Lower Moosic households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Old Forge). The neighborhood has 14,436 residents.
Q5
Is Lower Moosic a high social-vulnerability area?
Lower Moosic sits in the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Lower Moosic have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lower Moosic is census tract 42069112700 (score 3.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Lower Moosic for landlords?
Lower Moosic carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Old Forge as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lower Moosic?
Lower Moosic has 14,487 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.9%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
