Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Ewen Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittston
Tract 42079210600 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,747 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 42079210600 covers the Ewen neighborhood of Pittston, home to 2,747 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #30,751 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,004 monthly, set against $60,150 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,311
Renter share48.2%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$60,150
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittston and the region
Centroid at 41.3163, -75.7974 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ewen scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pittston
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,004 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittston
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittston
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittston
6.9
How Ewen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
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)
- 17Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.03%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2003)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ewen. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ewen
What moves this score most 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 Pittston, 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 riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.9% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079210600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079210600?
Census tract 42079210600 in the Ewen neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 42079210600?
Median gross rent is $1,004/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079210600?
18.6% of residents in tract 42079210600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,747.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079210600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 35th, minority 24th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 42079210600 considered part of Ewen?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079210600 fall within Ewen (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079210600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42079210600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.03% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079210600 compare to Pittston overall?
Tract 42079210600 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Pittston at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pittston
Top eight tracts in Pittston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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