Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Ewen Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittston
Tract 42079210600 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,747 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 42079210600 sits in the Ewen area of Pittston, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. Population here is 2,747. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Risk score
5.1
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
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittston and the region
Centroid at 41.3163, -75.7974 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ewen scores 5.1
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
The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Court records carry 17 eviction filings across 6 observed years. At $1,004 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of Pittston commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.1/10. The worst year on record was 2003, when 1.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.0% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. roughly one in three of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Luzerne County average of 4.5 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079210600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079210600?
Census tract 42079210600 in the Ewen neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Pittston at 4.6/10. 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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