Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Pittston Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42079210700 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 1,687
The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 42079210700 reflects conditions in Pittston, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 71% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $782 a month against an average household income of $53,884 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units729
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate32.9%
Median income$53,884
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittston and the region
Centroid at 41.3371, -75.7859 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pittston scores 6.4
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
32.9% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$782 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Pittston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 283Total filings over 7 yrs
- 14.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2000)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pittston
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 Pittston, 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 283 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 14.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.0% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 42079210700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079210700?
Census tract 42079210700 in Pittston scores 6.4/10 (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 42079210700?
Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079210700?
32.9% of residents in tract 42079210700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,687.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079210700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 76th, minority 43th, housing 7th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079210700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 283 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079210700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.78% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42079210700 compare to Pittston overall?
Tract 42079210700 scores 6.4/10, 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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