Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Rolling Mill Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilkes-Barre
Tract 42079200600 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,389 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42079200600 covers the Rolling Mill Hill area of Wilkes-Barre, home to 2,389 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,009 monthly, set against $70,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units928
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$70,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilkes-Barre and the region
Centroid at 41.2268, -75.8979 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rolling Mill Hill scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,009 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
7.2
How Rolling Mill Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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.
- 100%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)
- 106Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.5%Peak (2005)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 60% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rolling Mill Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rolling Mill Hill
The score leans hardest on 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 Wilkes-Barre 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 Luzerne County average of 5.4 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 65th 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.
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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079200600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079200600?
Census tract 42079200600 in the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 42079200600?
Median gross rent is $1,009/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079200600?
8.6% of residents in tract 42079200600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,389.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079200600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 88th, minority 67th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 42079200600 considered part of Rolling Mill Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079200600 fall within Rolling Mill Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079200600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 106 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079200600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.90% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079200600 compare to Wilkes-Barre overall?
Tract 42079200600 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Wilkes-Barre at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilkes-Barre eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42079200600 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 Wilkes-Barre
Top eight tracts in Wilkes-Barre ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Mayflower
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Mayflower
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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East End
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Parsons
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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North End
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Rolling Mill Hill
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
North End
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Mayflower
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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