Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
West New Castle Eviction Risk: Lower , Oakwood
Tract 42073010700 · Lawrence County, PA · pop 2,694 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42073010700 (West New Castle in Oakwood, Pennsylvania) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,079 a month while the average household earns $63,583 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,114
Renter share15.9%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$63,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oakwood and the region
Centroid at 41.0034, -80.3724 · click any tract to drill in
Why West New Castle scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oakwood
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,079 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oakwood
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oakwood
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oakwood
7.2
How West New Castle compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 17%Grade B
- 1%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 30Total filings over 4 yrs
- 4.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2004)
- 7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West New Castle
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Oakwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lawrence County average of 5.5 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 30 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2004.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42073010700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42073010700?
Census tract 42073010700 in the West New Castle neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 42073010700?
Median gross rent is $1,079/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42073010700?
9.8% of residents in tract 42073010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,694.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42073010700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 69th, minority 26th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 42073010700 considered part of West New Castle?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42073010700 fall within West New Castle (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42073010700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42073010700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.46% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42073010700 compare to Oakwood overall?
Tract 42073010700 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Oakwood at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oakwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42073010700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Oakwood
Top eight tracts in Oakwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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