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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Lower Moosic Eviction Risk: Lower , Old Forge

Tract 42069112600 · Lackawanna County, PA · pop 5,596 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 42069112600 in the Lower Moosic area of Old Forge, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,596. about one in five of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Lackawanna County average of 41.6%.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 19% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,340
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$77,778

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Lower Moosic
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Old Forge
Very Low
Within county
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 60 tracts In Lackawanna County
Low
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#2,785 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Forge and the region

Centroid at 41.3747, -75.7441 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lower Moosic scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Old Forge
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$788 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Old Forge
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Old Forge
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Old Forge
3.9

How Lower Moosic compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lower Moosic risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 1126004.0Old Forgeparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 193Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.3%Peak (2001)
  • 34Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42069112600
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lower Moosic. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lower Moosic

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.8/10. Against the Lackawanna County average of 4.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.6 points. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2/10.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.3/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 193 filings here across 7 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2001 at 6.3% of renter households.

At $788 a month, rents run 8% under what the rest of Old Forge commands. In a typical year about 3.5% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $77,778, annual rent is just 12%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42069112600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42069112600?

Census tract 42069112600 in the Lower Moosic neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 42069112600?

Median gross rent is $788/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42069112600?

7.1% of residents in tract 42069112600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,596.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42069112600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 58th, minority 26th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 42069112600 considered part of Lower Moosic?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42069112600 fall within Lower Moosic (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42069112600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 193 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42069112600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.52% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42069112600 compare to Old Forge overall?

Tract 42069112600 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Old Forge at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Old Forge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Old Forge

Top eight tracts in Old Forge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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