Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
West Side Eviction Risk: Moderate , Scranton
Tract 42069101700 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,887 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 42069101700 in the West Side area of Scranton, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,887. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,408
Renter share33.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$65,887
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.4246, -75.6785 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Side scores 4.9
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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,045 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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)
- 73Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2006)
- 22Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 450% 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
53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Lackawanna County average of 41.6%. Severe burden reaches 15%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. Court records carry 73 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2006 at 5.1% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 4.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Lackawanna County average of 4.6 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,045, close to the Scranton average.
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 42069101700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069101700?
Census tract 42069101700 in the West Side neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 42069101700?
Median gross rent is $1,045/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069101700?
12.6% of residents in tract 42069101700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,887.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069101700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 65th, minority 32th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 42069101700 considered part of West Side?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069101700 fall within West Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069101700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 73 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069101700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.33% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069101700 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069101700 scores 4.9/10, right in line with 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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6.4
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Providence
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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