Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Chinchilla Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42069110202 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 4,645 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Chinchilla
Tract 42069110202 sits in Chinchilla, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Population here is 4,645. 13% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Lackawanna County average of 41.6%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,918
Renter share4.4%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$101,061
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chinchilla and the region
Centroid at 41.5411, -75.6257 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinchilla scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chinchilla
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$892 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chinchilla
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chinchilla
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chinchilla
2.6
How Chinchilla compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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)
- 16Total filings over 6 yrs
- 0.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.2%Peak (2001)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 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 Chinchilla
At $892 a month, rents run 49% under what the rest of Chinchilla commands. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.6/10. Against the Lackawanna County average of 4.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.6 points.
On the softer side, housing-court posture reads 2.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 16 evictions over 6 years of observation.
The worst year on record was 2001, when 1.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 0.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 4% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.5/10.
Rent consumes only 11% of average household income of $101,061, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069110202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069110202?
Census tract 42069110202 in Chinchilla scores 3/10 (Lower 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 42069110202?
Median gross rent is $892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069110202?
6.6% of residents in tract 42069110202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,645.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069110202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 33th, minority 0th, housing 8th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069110202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42069110202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.93% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42069110202 compare to Chinchilla overall?
Tract 42069110202 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Chinchilla at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chinchilla; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chinchilla
Top eight tracts in Chinchilla ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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