Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Dickson City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42069111600 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,689
Tract 42069111600 sits in Dickson City, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. Population here is 2,689. The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,393
Renter share43.1%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$59,703
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dickson City and the region
Centroid at 41.4682, -75.6414 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dickson City scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dickson City
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$973 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dickson City
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dickson City
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dickson City
3.4
How Dickson City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 55Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2005)
- 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 29% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dickson City
Pulling hardest the other way is tenant-organizing strength at 2.6/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10.
Court records carry 55 eviction filings across 7 observed years. It sits 0.9 points below the Lackawanna County average of 4.6.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10. Filings peaked in 2005 at 3.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.6% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069111600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069111600?
Census tract 42069111600 in Dickson City scores 3.7/10 (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 42069111600?
Median gross rent is $973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069111600?
13.1% of residents in tract 42069111600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,689.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069111600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 79th, minority 5th, housing 38th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069111600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 55 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069111600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.64% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42069111600 compare to Dickson City overall?
Tract 42069111600 scores 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Dickson City at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dickson City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dickson City
Top eight tracts in Dickson City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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