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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Grimesville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Williamsport

Tract 42081000900 · Lycoming County, PA · pop 2,314 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Grimesville in Williamsport is where census tract 42081000900 sits, home to 2,314 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. It lands near the 77th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $830 monthly, set against $46,379 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 20% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,030
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$46,379

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Grimesville
Very High
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In Williamsport
Elevated
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 32 tracts In Lycoming County
High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#370 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Williamsport and the region

Centroid at 41.2282, -77.0657 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grimesville scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Williamsport
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$830 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Williamsport
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Williamsport
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Williamsport
7.6

How Grimesville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Grimesville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 000900Williamsport: 4.24.2Williamsportparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 285Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.4%Peak (2006)
  • 67Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420810009002000: 17 filings (3.75/100 renter HHs)2001: 33 filings (7.28/100 renter HHs)2002: 30 filings (6.62/100 renter HHs)2003: 46 filings (10.15/100 renter HHs)2004: 48 filings (10.59/100 renter HHs)2005: 44 filings (8.13/100 renter HHs)2006: 67 filings (12.38/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 294% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Grimesville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grimesville

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Williamsport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lycoming County average of 5.1 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 285 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.4% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42081000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42081000900?

Census tract 42081000900 in the Grimesville neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 42081000900?

Median gross rent is $830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42081000900?

23.4% of residents in tract 42081000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,314.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42081000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 46th, minority 19th, housing 19th.
Q5

Is tract 42081000900 considered part of Grimesville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42081000900 fall within Grimesville (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42081000900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 285 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42081000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.41% of renter households, peaking at 12.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42081000900 compare to Williamsport overall?

Tract 42081000900 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Williamsport at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamsport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Williamsport

Top eight tracts in Williamsport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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