Neighborhood · Wilkes-Barre, PA

East End Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 9,160 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 3.5–6.2

East End takes in 4 census tracts of Wilkes-Barre, PA and houses 9,160 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Wilkes-Barre baseline of 30.7%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.5 to 6.2, a 2.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filings are well documented here: 702 across 4 observed tracts.

Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 10.5% of renter households. At $1,052 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Wilkes-Barre commands.

The most recent observed rate, 5.4% in 2006, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre.

Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $48,917.

55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

East End vs Wilkes-Barre How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

43.0% +40%

Wilkes-Barre: 30.7%

Average gross rent

$1,052 +11%

Wilkes-Barre: $946

Average HH income

$48,917 +2%

Wilkes-Barre: $47,970

Poverty rate

18.2% -14%

Wilkes-Barre: 21.1%

Renter share

54.6% +12%

Wilkes-Barre: 48.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East End and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.5–6.2

Why East End scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts

4.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 3.4–4.9 across tracts

4.4

Rent control risk

43% of income on rent · Range 3.4–6.4 across tracts

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–5.0 across tracts

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

55% renter households · Range 4.0–9.2 across tracts

7.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–7.2 across tracts

6.5

Economic stress

18.2% below poverty line · Range 1.6–10.0 across tracts

4.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–5.8 across tracts

4.4

Risk score comparison

East End vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in East End?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.7 points from 3.5 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 5.5 4.3 3.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in East End

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42079201000	6.2	1,913	34%	$994
42079201400	5.5	2,845	49%	$913
42079201100	4.3	1,369	29%	$1,217
42079215200	3.5	3,033	49%	$1,144

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 76%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 75%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 57%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 61%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in East End

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

702Total filings (sum)
4.63%Avg annual filing rate
10.5%Peak year (2004)
4.56%Latest filed (2006)

Frequently asked

About East End

What is the eviction-risk score for East End?

East End scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does East End compare to Wilkes-Barre overall?

East End scores 0.0 points higher than Wilkes-Barre overall (4.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,052 vs $946.

What is the average rent in East End?

Average gross rent in East End is $1,052/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of East End residents are renters?

55% of East End households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Wilkes-Barre). The neighborhood has 9,160 residents.

Is East End a high social-vulnerability area?

East End sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in East End have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in East End is census tract 42079201000 (score 6.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 6.2, a spread of 2.7 points.

How safe is East End for landlords?

East End carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wilkes-Barre as a whole (4.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of East End?

East End has 9,338 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.8%), Hispanic / Latino (30.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near East End

6.1 Mayflower 3 tracts · pop 11,014 5.2 North End 6 tracts · pop 13,250 5.2 Rolling Mill Hill 4 tracts · pop 11,515 4.2 Miners Mills 2 tracts · pop 8,980 4.6 Goose Island 3 tracts · pop 10,871 5.2 Iona 4 tracts · pop 7,565

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Wilkes-Barre

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to East End.

4.6 Goose Island 3 tracts · pop 10,871 5.1 Rolling Mill Hill 4 tracts · pop 11,515 6.1 Mayflower 3 tracts · pop 11,014 6.2 Parsons 1 tracts · pop 2,453

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