Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Owl Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tamaqua
Tract 42107002700 · Schuylkill County, PA · pop 2,681 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 42107002700 covers the Owl Creek neighborhood of Tamaqua, home to 2,681 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $792 a month while the average household earns $53,917 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,163
Renter share39.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$53,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tamaqua and the region
Centroid at 40.7969, -75.9293 · click any tract to drill in
Why Owl Creek scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tamaqua
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$792 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tamaqua
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tamaqua
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tamaqua
8.3
How Owl Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 42Total filings over 3 yrs
- 3.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2000)
- 12Filings in 2003 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Owl Creek
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Tamaqua, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Schuylkill County average of 4.8 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 42 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 42107002700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42107002700?
Census tract 42107002700 in the Owl Creek neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 42107002700?
Median gross rent is $792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42107002700?
18.3% of residents in tract 42107002700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,681.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42107002700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 53th, minority 20th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 42107002700 considered part of Owl Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42107002700 fall within Owl Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42107002700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 42107002700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.43% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42107002700 compare to Tamaqua overall?
Tract 42107002700 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Tamaqua at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tamaqua; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Tamaqua
Top eight tracts in Tamaqua ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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