Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Scranton
Tract 42069102500 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 3,153 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42069102500 (the Downtown area of Scranton, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $943 a month while the average household earns $37,984 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,156
Renter share67.9%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate28.5%
Median income$37,984
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.4016, -75.6668 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 6.8
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
28.5% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$943 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 294Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.1%Peak (2006)
- 66Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 89% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown
What moves this score most is 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 294 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.1% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 98th 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.
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 42069102500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069102500?
Census tract 42069102500 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 42069102500?
Median gross rent is $943/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069102500?
28.5% of residents in tract 42069102500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,153.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069102500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 78th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 42069102500 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069102500 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069102500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 294 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069102500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.41% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069102500 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069102500 scores 6.8/10, 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
West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
South Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Providence
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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