Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
East End Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilkes-Barre
Tract 42079201100 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 1,369 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 42079201100 covers the East End area of Wilkes-Barre, home to 1,369 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #43,369 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,217 monthly, set against $57,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 47%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units417
Renter share67.1%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$57,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilkes-Barre and the region
Centroid at 41.2493, -75.8703 · click any tract to drill in
Why East End scores 4.8
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
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,217 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 61%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)
- 134Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.5%Peak (2004)
- 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 21% 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
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 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.
The tract is racially mixed 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079201100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079201100?
Census tract 42079201100 in the East End neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 42079201100?
Median gross rent is $1,217/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079201100?
6.6% of residents in tract 42079201100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,369.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079201100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 97th, minority 82th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 42079201100 considered part of East End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079201100 fall within East End (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079201100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 134 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079201100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.73% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079201100 compare to Wilkes-Barre overall?
Tract 42079201100 scores 4.8/10, 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 42079201100 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.
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Top eight tracts in Wilkes-Barre ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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