Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
South Side Eviction Risk: Elevated , Scranton
Tract 42069102600 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,386 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
42069102600 is a census tract in the South Side area of Scranton, PA. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,020
Renter share64.0%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate22.0%
Median income$40,227
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.3958, -75.6661 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Side 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
22.0% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$933 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 South Side compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 167Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.17%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.7%Peak (2006)
- 34Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 31% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Side. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Side
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. It sits 1.8 points above the Lackawanna County average of 4.6. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Lackawanna County average of 41.6%.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. Court records carry 167 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
Average gross rent is $933, 11% below the Scranton average. Filings peaked in 2006 at 6.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.2% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069102600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069102600?
Census tract 42069102600 in the South Side 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 42069102600?
Median gross rent is $933/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069102600?
22.0% of residents in tract 42069102600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,386.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069102600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 84th, minority 58th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 42069102600 considered part of South Side?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069102600 fall within South Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069102600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069102600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.17% of renter households, peaking at 6.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069102600 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069102600 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
South Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Providence
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Providence
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Downtown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Hill Section
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hill Section
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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