Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Providence Eviction Risk: Elevated , Scranton
Tract 42069101300 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,967 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
42069101300 is a census tract in the Providence area of Scranton, PA. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,161
Renter share38.6%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate25.7%
Median income$41,131
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.4371, -75.6639 · click any tract to drill in
Why Providence 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
25.7% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,073 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Providence compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 150Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2006)
- 25Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 47% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Providence. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Providence
It sits 1.8 points above the Lackawanna County average of 4.6. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10. 48% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Lackawanna County average of 41.6%.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. Court records carry 150 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 4.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069101300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069101300?
Census tract 42069101300 in the Providence 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 42069101300?
Median gross rent is $1,073/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069101300?
25.7% of residents in tract 42069101300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,967.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069101300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 82th, minority 40th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 42069101300 considered part of Providence?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069101300 fall within Providence (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069101300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 150 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069101300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.29% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069101300 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069101300 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Scranton at 5/10. 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
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
South Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Providence
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
South Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Providence
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Downtown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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