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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

West Lebanon Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 42075000300 · Lebanon County, PA · pop 4,181 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 42075000300 in the West Lebanon area of Lebanon, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,181 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 45% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,672
Renter share80.3%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate25.3%
Median income$40,800

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In West Lebanon
Very High
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Lebanon
Elevated
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 33 tracts In Lebanon County
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#418 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lebanon and the region

Centroid at 40.3457, -76.4361 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Lebanon scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lebanon
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
25.3% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,034 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lebanon
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lebanon
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lebanon
7.0

How West Lebanon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Lebanon risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.7This tracttract 0003005.3Lebanonparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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)

  • 570Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.5%Peak (2002)
  • 84Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42075000300
Filings climbed 18% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Lebanon. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Lebanon

It sits 2.5 points above the Lebanon County average of 4.2. This is renter territory: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.9/10.

The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Court records carry 570 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7/10.

The worst year on record was 2002, when 10.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 8.5% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42075000300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42075000300?

Census tract 42075000300 in the West Lebanon neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 42075000300?

Median gross rent is $1,034/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42075000300?

25.3% of residents in tract 42075000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,181.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42075000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 98th, minority 74th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 42075000300 considered part of West Lebanon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42075000300 fall within West Lebanon (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42075000300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 570 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42075000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.51% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42075000300 compare to Lebanon overall?

Tract 42075000300 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Lebanon at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lebanon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lebanon

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

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