1 census tracts · pop 3,471 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Williamsport maps to a single census tract in Easton, PA and houses 3,471 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Easton rate of 29.4%. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 799 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.2/10. The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 26.4% of renter households. At $1,190 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Easton commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 46.3% in 2006 against a 26.4% peak. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Easton, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are South Easton and West Ward. Against average income of $81,607, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Williamsport vs EastonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Williamsport
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
799Total filings (sum)
26.91%Avg annual filing rate
26.4%Peak year (2002)
46.25%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Williamsport
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Williamsport?
Williamsport scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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.
Q2
How does Williamsport compare to Easton overall?
Williamsport scores 1.4 points higher than Easton overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,190 vs $1,325.
Q3
What is the average rent in Williamsport?
Average gross rent in Williamsport eviction risk is $1,190/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Williamsport residents are renters?
39% of Williamsport households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Easton). The neighborhood has 3,471 residents.
Q5
Is Williamsport a high social-vulnerability area?
Williamsport sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Williamsport for landlords?
Williamsport eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Easton as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Williamsport?
Williamsport has 3,510 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.2%), Hispanic / Latino (26.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
