Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
East End Eviction Risk: Elevated , Wilkes-Barre
Tract 42079201000 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 1,913 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.3/10 for census tract 42079201000 reflects conditions in the East End neighborhood of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $994 a month while the average household earns $27,885 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units986
Renter share69.7%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate40.9%
Median income$27,885
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilkes-Barre and the region
Centroid at 41.2398, -75.8695 · click any tract to drill in
Why East End scores 6.8
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
40.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$994 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 East End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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.
- 34%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)
- 363Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.2%Peak (2001)
- 62Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 32% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East End. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East End
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 363 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.2% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 42079201000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079201000?
Census tract 42079201000 in the East End neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 42079201000?
Median gross rent is $994/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079201000?
40.9% of residents in tract 42079201000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,913.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079201000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 75th, minority 60th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 42079201000 considered part of East End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079201000 fall within East End (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079201000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 363 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079201000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.78% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079201000 compare to Wilkes-Barre overall?
Tract 42079201000 scores 6.8/10, 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 42079201000 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
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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
Tract · PA
East End
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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