Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 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 covers part of the South Side area of Scranton, PA, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
5.3
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
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
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 5.3
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
Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10.
Court records carry 119 eviction filings across 7 observed years. It sits 0.7 points above the Lackawanna County average of 4.6.
The worst year on record was 2000, when 7.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 7.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 38% of renters. Average gross rent is $965, close to the Scranton average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 5.3/10 (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 5.3/10, 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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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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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
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