Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Minooka Eviction Risk: Moderate , Scranton
Tract 42069103100 ·
Lackawanna County, PA · pop 1,915 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 42069103100 sits in the Minooka area of Scranton eviction risk, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. It is home to 1,915 residents. 19% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Lackawanna County average of 41.6%.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 22%Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units829
Renter share27.5%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$67,723
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Minooka
Moderate
Within parent city
4th percentile
#26 of 27 tracts In Scranton
Very Low
Within county
48th percentile
#32 of 60 tracts In Lackawanna County
Moderate
Within state
51th percentile
#1,700 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.3806, -75.6948 · click any tract to drill in
Why Minooka scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$850 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Minooka compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
15%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
14%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)
22Total filings over 7 yrs
2.16%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak (2003)
2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2006
Filings dropped 33% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Minooka
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.3/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
At $850 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Scranton commands. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 22 filings here across 7 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2003 at 3.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.2% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $67,723, annual rent is just 15%.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069103100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069103100?
Census tract 42069103100 in the Minooka neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 42069103100?
Median gross rent is $850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069103100?
5.1% of residents in tract 42069103100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,915.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069103100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 55th, minority 21th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 42069103100 considered part of Minooka?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069103100 fall within Minooka (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069103100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069103100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.16% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069103100 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069103100 scores 4.2/10, lower 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.