3 census tracts · pop 7,428 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.4–6.4
Providence spans 3 census tracts of Scranton, PA, population 7,428. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, Elevated tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Scranton rate of 31.4%.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 408 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.3/10.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 7.4% of renter households. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Scranton, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 3.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Downtown and North Scranton. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,059, close to the Scranton average.
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
6.4
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Providence vs ScrantonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Providence
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
408Total filings (sum)
4.34%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2006)
5.84%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Providence
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Providence?
Providence scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 Providence compare to Scranton overall?
Providence scores 1.4 points higher than Scranton overall (5/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,059 vs $1,048.
Q3
What is the average rent in Providence?
Average gross rent in Providence is $1,059/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Providence residents are renters?
54% of Providence households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Scranton). The neighborhood has 7,428 residents.
Q5
Is Providence a high social-vulnerability area?
Providence sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Providence have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Providence is census tract 42069101300 (score 6.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 6.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Providence for landlords?
Providence carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). 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 Scranton as a whole (5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Providence?
Providence has 7,282 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.8%), Hispanic / Latino (17.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
