Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Hill Section Eviction Risk: Elevated , Scranton
Tract 42069100400 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,182 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 42069100400 covers part of the Hill Section area of Scranton, PA, and scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,182. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units868
Renter share49.1%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate27.6%
Median income$55,278
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.4033, -75.6461 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hill Section scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Scranton
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
27.6% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,137 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scranton
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scranton
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scranton
7.5
How Hill Section compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 193Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.6%Peak (2005)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hill Section. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hill Section
Against the Lackawanna County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points. The poverty rate is 28%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 49% here against 41.6% across Lackawanna County. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 193 filings here across 7 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2005, when 14.6% of renter households were served. At $1,137 a month, rents run 8% over what the rest of Scranton commands.
In a typical year about 7.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069100400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069100400?
Census tract 42069100400 in the Hill Section neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 42069100400?
Median gross rent is $1,137/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069100400?
27.6% of residents in tract 42069100400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069100400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 92th, minority 67th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 42069100400 considered part of Hill Section?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069100400 fall within Hill Section (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069100400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 193 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069100400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.98% of renter households, peaking at 14.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069100400 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069100400 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Scranton at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scranton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scranton
Top eight tracts in Scranton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · PA
Providence
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Downtown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Hill Section
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Downtown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
South Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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