Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Pittston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42079210800 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 3,167
Tract 42079210800 sits in Pittston, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. Population here is 3,167. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,579
Renter share64.7%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$36,094
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittston and the region
Centroid at 41.3240, -75.7845 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pittston scores 5.9
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
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$664 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 106Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2003)
- 19Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 280% 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
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. 18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $664 a month, rents run 24% under what the rest of Pittston commands.
Against the Luzerne County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 106 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10. Filings peaked in 2003 at 3.4% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079210800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079210800?
Census tract 42079210800 in Pittston scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 42079210800?
Median gross rent is $664/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079210800?
20.4% of residents in tract 42079210800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,167.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079210800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 86th, minority 17th, housing 82th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079210800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 106 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079210800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.49% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42079210800 compare to Pittston overall?
Tract 42079210800 scores 5.9/10, 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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