Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Ewen Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pittston
Tract 42079211000 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 4,664 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 42079211000 reflects conditions in Ewen in Pittston, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 41% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $846 a month while the average household earns $62,431 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,138
Renter share44.9%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$62,431
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittston and the region
Centroid at 41.3296, -75.8000 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ewen scores 4.9
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
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$846 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittston
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittston
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittston
5.3
How Ewen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 65Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2006)
- 12Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ewen. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ewen
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 below the Luzerne County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 65 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.4% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079211000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079211000?
Census tract 42079211000 in the Ewen neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 42079211000?
Median gross rent is $846/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079211000?
13.5% of residents in tract 42079211000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,664.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079211000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 27th, minority 11th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 42079211000 considered part of Ewen?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079211000 fall within Ewen (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079211000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079211000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.13% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079211000 compare to Pittston overall?
Tract 42079211000 scores 4.9/10, 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.
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