Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Pittston Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42079210700 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 1,687
With a score of 6/10, tract 42079210700 in Pittston, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,687. 71% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Luzerne County average of 38.9%.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units729
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate32.9%
Median income$53,884
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittston and the region
Centroid at 41.3371, -75.7859 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pittston scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pittston
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
32.9% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$782 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittston
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittston
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittston
6.9
How Pittston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 283Total filings over 7 yrs
- 14.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2000)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pittston
35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.2/10. Against the Luzerne County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 283 evictions over 7 years of observation.
At $782 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Pittston commands. Filings peaked in 2000 at 18.0% of renter households.
In a typical year about 14.8% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.5/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079210700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079210700?
Census tract 42079210700 in Pittston scores 6/10 (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 42079210700?
Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079210700?
32.9% of residents in tract 42079210700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,687.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079210700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 76th, minority 43th, housing 7th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079210700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 283 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079210700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.78% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42079210700 compare to Pittston overall?
Tract 42079210700 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Pittston at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pittston
Top eight tracts in Pittston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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