7 census tracts · pop 17,169 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 4.9–6.4
West Side spans 7 census tracts of Scranton, PA and houses 17,169 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a Scranton baseline of 31.4%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.9 to 6.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 814 across 7 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 8.6% of renter households. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Scranton, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 2.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $991, close to the Scranton average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $53,697.
46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
West Side vs ScrantonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Side
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
814Total filings (sum)
3.31%Avg annual filing rate
8.6%Peak year (2006)
5.74%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About West Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Side?
West Side scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 West Side compare to Scranton overall?
West Side scores 0.8 points higher than Scranton overall (5/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $991 vs $1,048.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Side?
Average gross rent in West Side is $991/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Side residents are renters?
46% of West Side households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Scranton). The neighborhood has 17,169 residents.
Q5
Is West Side a high social-vulnerability area?
West Side sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 West Side have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Side is census tract 42069102300 (score 6.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 6.4, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is West Side for landlords?
West Side carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 West Side?
West Side has 16,936 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.5%), Hispanic / Latino (21.1%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
