Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Back Mountain Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dallas
Tract 42079211201 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,694 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 42079211201 covers Back Mountain in Dallas in Pennsylvania. Home to 2,694 residents, it scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #49,391 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,178 monthly, set against $81,364 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,138
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate17.7%
Median income$81,364
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dallas and the region
Centroid at 41.3315, -75.9729 · click any tract to drill in
Why Back Mountain scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dallas
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
17.7% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,178 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dallas
2.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dallas
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dallas
5.1
How Back Mountain compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 20Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.8%Peak (2001)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 33% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Back Mountain
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dallas, 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 20 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.8% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 42079211201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079211201?
Census tract 42079211201 in the Back Mountain 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 42079211201?
Median gross rent is $1,178/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079211201?
17.7% of residents in tract 42079211201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,694.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079211201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 25th, minority 15th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 42079211201 considered part of Back Mountain?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079211201 fall within Back Mountain (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079211201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42079211201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.70% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079211201 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 42079211201 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Dallas at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dallas; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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