Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
West Side Eviction Risk: Elevated , Scranton
Tract 42069101600 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,663 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 6.4/10, tract 42069101600 in the West Side area of Scranton, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,663. Severe burden reaches 44%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units955
Renter share41.7%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate27.5%
Median income$38,850
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.4179, -75.6816 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Side 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
27.5% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,200 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 West Side compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 97Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2006)
- 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 41% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Side. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Side
67% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Lackawanna County average of 41.6%. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Set annual rent against average income of $38,850 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
It sits 1.8 points above the Lackawanna County average of 4.6. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 97 evictions over 7 years of observation. Average gross rent is $1,200, 15% above the Scranton average.
The worst year on record was 2006, when 4.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing.
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 42069101600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069101600?
Census tract 42069101600 in the West Side 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 42069101600?
Median gross rent is $1,200/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069101600?
27.5% of residents in tract 42069101600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,663.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069101600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 86th, minority 59th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 42069101600 considered part of West Side?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069101600 fall within West Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069101600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 97 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069101600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.73% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069101600 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069101600 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.
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Downtown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hill Section
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Hill Section
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Downtown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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South Side
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Providence
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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