Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42079211205 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42079211205 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,546
How risky is Luzerne in Luzerne County for landlords? Census tract 42079211205 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,210 a month against an average household income of $62,101 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,135
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate21.2%
Median income$62,101
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Luzerne County and the region
Centroid at 41.3693, -75.9847 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42079211205 scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
21.2% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,210 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42079211205 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%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)
- 38Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2004)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42079211205
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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 38 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.0% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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 42079211205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079211205?
Census tract 42079211205 in Luzerne County scores 4.8/10 (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 42079211205?
Median gross rent is $1,210/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079211205?
21.2% of residents in tract 42079211205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,546.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079211205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 54th, minority 0th, housing 100th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079211205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079211205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.59% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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