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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally

South Easton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 42095014600 · Northampton County, PA · pop 3,478 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 42095014600 in the South Easton area of Easton, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,478 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 25% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,276
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$55,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In South Easton
Very High
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Easton
Moderate
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#15 of 74 tracts In Northampton County
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#500 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Easton and the region

Centroid at 40.6815, -75.2151 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Easton scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Easton
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,276 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Easton
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Easton
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Easton
7.2

How South Easton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Easton risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.5This tracttract 0146005.2Eastonparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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)

  • 311Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.0%Peak (2006)
  • 61Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42095014600
Filings climbed 91% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Easton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Easton

25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 2.0 points above the Northampton County average of 4.5.

54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Northampton County average of 43.1%. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10.

Court records carry 311 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The worst year on record was 2006, when 12.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 8.6% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,276, close to the Easton average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $55,625.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42095014600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095014600?

Census tract 42095014600 in the South Easton neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 42095014600?

Median gross rent is $1,276/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42095014600?

13.1% of residents in tract 42095014600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,478.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42095014600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 95th, minority 66th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 42095014600 considered part of South Easton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095014600 fall within South Easton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095014600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 311 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42095014600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.60% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42095014600 compare to Easton overall?

Tract 42095014600 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Easton at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Easton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Easton

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

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