Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Petersburg Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dunmore
Tract 42069112300 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 2,681 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 42069112300 covers the Petersburg area of Dunmore, home to 2,681 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #30,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $878 a month while the average household earns $51,763 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,347
Renter share55.2%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$51,763
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dunmore and the region
Centroid at 41.4151, -75.6387 · click any tract to drill in
Why Petersburg scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dunmore
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$878 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dunmore
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dunmore
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dunmore
4.7
How Petersburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 62Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2005)
- 11Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 83% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Petersburg. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Petersburg
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. 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 Dunmore eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069112300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069112300?
Census tract 42069112300 in the Petersburg neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 42069112300?
Median gross rent is $878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069112300?
14.1% of residents in tract 42069112300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,681.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069112300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 78th, minority 30th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 42069112300 considered part of Petersburg?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069112300 fall within Petersburg (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069112300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069112300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.37% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42069112300 compare to Dunmore overall?
Tract 42069112300 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Dunmore at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dunmore eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dunmore
Top eight tracts in Dunmore ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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