Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Hill Section Eviction Risk: Elevated , Scranton
Tract 42069100400 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,182 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 6.7/10, tract 42069100400 in the Hill Section area of Scranton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,182 residents. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,137 a month while the average household earns $55,278 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units868
Renter share49.1%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate27.6%
Median income$55,278
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.4033, -75.6461 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hill Section scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Scranton
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
27.6% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,137 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scranton
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scranton
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scranton
7.5
How Hill Section compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 193Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.6%Peak (2005)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hill Section. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hill Section
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Scranton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lackawanna County average of 5.7 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 193 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.6% of renter households in 2005.
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 42069100400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069100400?
Census tract 42069100400 in the Hill Section neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 42069100400?
Median gross rent is $1,137/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069100400?
27.6% of residents in tract 42069100400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069100400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 92th, minority 67th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 42069100400 considered part of Hill Section?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069100400 fall within Hill Section (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069100400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 193 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069100400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.98% of renter households, peaking at 14.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069100400 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069100400 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Scranton at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scranton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scranton
Top eight tracts in Scranton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · PA
Downtown
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Hill Section
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Providence
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Downtown
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
South Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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