Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Scranton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42069102800 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 3,375
Scranton in Lackawanna County anchors census tract 42069102800, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,052 a month against an average household income of $96,159 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,444
Renter share18.9%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$96,159
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scranton and the region
Centroid at 41.3504, -75.6520 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scranton scores 4
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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,052 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Scranton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 23Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2001)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scranton
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 below the Lackawanna County average of 5.7 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 23 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 0.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.4% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069102800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069102800?
Census tract 42069102800 in Scranton scores 4/10 (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 42069102800?
Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069102800?
4.5% of residents in tract 42069102800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,375.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069102800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 38th, minority 33th, housing 35th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069102800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069102800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.74% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42069102800 compare to Scranton overall?
Tract 42069102800 scores 4/10, right in line with 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
Downtown
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
West Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
South Side
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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