Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
East End Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilkes-Barre
Tract 42079201400 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,845 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Eviction risk in East End in Wilkes-Barre centers on tract 42079201400, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,845 residents. On the national scale it ranks #19,548 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $913 a month while the average household earns $46,042 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units906
Renter share47.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$46,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilkes-Barre and the region
Centroid at 41.2463, -75.8622 · click any tract to drill in
Why East End scores 5.7
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
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$913 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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.
- 49%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)
- 90Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2002)
- 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 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 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 90 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2002.
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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079201400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079201400?
Census tract 42079201400 in the East End neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 42079201400?
Median gross rent is $913/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079201400?
17.5% of residents in tract 42079201400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,845.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079201400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 83th, minority 63th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 42079201400 considered part of East End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079201400 fall within East End (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079201400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 90 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079201400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.18% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079201400 compare to Wilkes-Barre overall?
Tract 42079201400 scores 5.7/10, 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 42079201400 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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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Mayflower
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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