Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Iona Eviction Risk: Moderate , Plymouth
Tract 42079200300 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 1,788 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Eviction risk in the Iona area of Plymouth centers on tract 42079200300, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,788 residents. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $931 a month against an average household income of $61,842 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units746
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate17.7%
Median income$61,842
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Plymouth and the region
Centroid at 41.2401, -75.9162 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iona scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Plymouth
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
17.7% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$931 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Plymouth
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Plymouth
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Plymouth
7.2
How Iona compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 35%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 40Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2006)
- 12Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 500% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Iona. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iona
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Plymouth, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Luzerne County average of 5.4 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 40 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079200300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079200300?
Census tract 42079200300 in the Iona neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 42079200300?
Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079200300?
17.7% of residents in tract 42079200300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,788.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079200300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 83th, minority 48th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 42079200300 considered part of Iona?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079200300 fall within Iona (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079200300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 40 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079200300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.65% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079200300 compare to Plymouth overall?
Tract 42079200300 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Plymouth at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plymouth; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42079200300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Plymouth
Top eight tracts in Plymouth ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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East End
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Mayflower
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Mayflower
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Parsons
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
North End
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Rolling Mill Hill
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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North End
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Mayflower
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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