Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42069112400 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42069112400 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 4,251
Tract 42069112400, home to 4,251 residents in Lackawanna, scores 4.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $953 a month against an average household income of $76,959 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,586
Renter share13.8%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$76,959
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lackawanna County and the region
Centroid at 41.4282, -75.7696 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42069112400 scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$953 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42069112400 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 22Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2004)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 500% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42069112400
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 22 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.7% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42069112400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069112400?
Census tract 42069112400 in Lackawanna County scores 3.6/10 (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 42069112400?
Median gross rent is $953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42069112400?
12.2% of residents in tract 42069112400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,251.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42069112400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 59th, minority 11th, housing 51th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069112400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42069112400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.46% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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