Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Rolling Mill Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilkes-Barre
Tract 42079200700 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 3,622 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 42079200700 reflects conditions in the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $941 a month while the average household earns $62,917 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,386
Renter share37.4%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$62,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilkes-Barre and the region
Centroid at 41.2314, -75.8941 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rolling Mill Hill scores 5.1
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
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$941 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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.
- 90%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)
- 172Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.8%Peak (2006)
- 40Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 150% 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 safer 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 172 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.8% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079200700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079200700?
Census tract 42079200700 in the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 42079200700?
Median gross rent is $941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079200700?
12.7% of residents in tract 42079200700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,622.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079200700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 83th, minority 56th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 42079200700 considered part of Rolling Mill Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079200700 fall within Rolling Mill Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079200700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079200700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.79% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079200700 compare to Wilkes-Barre overall?
Tract 42079200700 scores 5.1/10, 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 42079200700 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.
Tract · PA
Mayflower
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Mayflower
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
East End
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
Tract · PA
North End
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Mayflower
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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