Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Mt. Dewey Eviction Risk: Moderate , Scranton
Tract 42069101800 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 4,795 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
42069101800 is a census tract in the Mt. Dewey area of Scranton, PA. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,795. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,845
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate19.4%
Median income$56,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.4363, -75.6935 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mt. Dewey scores 5.9
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
19.4% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,082 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 Mt. Dewey compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 123Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2001)
- 22Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 69% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mt. Dewey
Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 1.3 points above the Lackawanna County average of 4.6. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 123 evictions over 7 years of observation.
Filings peaked in 2001 at 4.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 5.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069101800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069101800?
Census tract 42069101800 in the Mt. Dewey neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 42069101800?
Median gross rent is $1,082/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069101800?
19.4% of residents in tract 42069101800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,795.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069101800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 65th, minority 6th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 42069101800 considered part of Mt. Dewey?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069101800 fall within Mt. Dewey (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069101800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 123 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069101800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.77% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069101800 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069101800 scores 5.9/10, 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.
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