Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
South Side Eviction Risk: Moderate , Scranton
Tract 42069102700 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 3,060 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 42069102700 sits in the South Side area of Scranton eviction risk, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #24,742 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $965 a month against an average household income of $63,306 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,190
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$63,306
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.3938, -75.6565 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Side scores 5.5
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
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$965 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 South Side compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 119Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.09%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2000)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Side. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Side
The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 119 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069102700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069102700?
Census tract 42069102700 in the South Side neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 42069102700?
Median gross rent is $965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069102700?
16.2% of residents in tract 42069102700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,060.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069102700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 85th, minority 48th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 42069102700 considered part of South Side?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069102700 fall within South Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069102700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 119 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069102700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.09% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069102700 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069102700 scores 5.5/10, 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.
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Providence
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Side
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Downtown
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
South Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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