Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
Blakely Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42069111200 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 6,646
With a score of 3.5/10, tract 42069111200 in Blakely, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Against Lackawanna County at 41.6%, 31% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units3,076
Renter share32.9%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$59,858
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blakely and the region
Centroid at 41.4859, -75.6013 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blakely scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Blakely
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$988 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blakely
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blakely
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blakely
4.3
How Blakely compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 161Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2000)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blakely
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.9/10. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10.
It sits 1.1 points below the Lackawanna County average of 4.6. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 161 filings here across 7 tracked years. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10.
Filings peaked in 2000 at 4.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.9/10.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Average gross rent is $988, close to the Blakely average.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $59,858.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069111200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069111200?
Census tract 42069111200 in Blakely scores 3.5/10 (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 42069111200?
Median gross rent is $988/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069111200?
7.7% of residents in tract 42069111200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,646.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069111200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 64th, minority 6th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069111200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 161 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069111200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.78% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42069111200 compare to Blakely overall?
Tract 42069111200 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Blakely at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blakely; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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