Within neighborhood
60
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
North End Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kingston
Tract 42079201200 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,026 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
In the North End area of Kingston, census tract 42079201200 scores 6.3/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #15,198 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,263 monthly, set against $51,435 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units573
Renter share47.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate23.2%
Median income$51,435
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kingston and the region
Centroid at 41.2556, -75.8729 · click any tract to drill in
Why North End scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kingston
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
23.2% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,263 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kingston
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kingston
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kingston
7.2
How North End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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
- 6%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)
- 68Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2001)
- 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North End. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North End
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 Kingston 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 86th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 68 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2001.
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 42079201200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079201200?
Census tract 42079201200 in the North End neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 42079201200?
Median gross rent is $1,263/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079201200?
23.2% of residents in tract 42079201200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,026.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079201200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 72th, minority 68th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 42079201200 considered part of North End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079201200 fall within North End (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079201200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 68 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079201200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.72% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079201200 compare to Kingston overall?
Tract 42079201200 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Kingston at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kingston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42079201200 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. 6% 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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Highest-risk tracts in Kingston
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6.8
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
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