Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Dickson City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42069111600 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,689
Tract 42069111600, home to 2,689 residents in Dickson City, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $973 a month while the average household earns $59,703 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
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
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.4
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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dickson City, 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 below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 55 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069111600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069111600?
Census tract 42069111600 in Dickson City scores 4.4/10 (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 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 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Dickson City at 3.9/10. 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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