Within neighborhood
80
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
North End Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kingston
Tract 42079212000 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 1,663 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
In North End in Kingston, census tract 42079212000 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 77th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $986 a month while the average household earns $46,985 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units795
Renter share30.3%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate28.9%
Median income$46,985
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kingston and the region
Centroid at 41.2687, -75.8570 · click any tract to drill in
Why North End scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kingston
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
28.9% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$986 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kingston
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kingston
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kingston
6.4
How North End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 31%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 19Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.21%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2006)
- 7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North End. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North End
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 Kingston eviction risk, 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.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 31% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 42079212000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079212000?
Census tract 42079212000 in the North End neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 42079212000?
Median gross rent is $986/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079212000?
28.9% of residents in tract 42079212000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,663.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079212000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 17th, minority 22th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 42079212000 considered part of North End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079212000 fall within North End (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079212000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42079212000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.21% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079212000 compare to Kingston overall?
Tract 42079212000 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Kingston at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kingston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42079212000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 31% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kingston
Top eight tracts in Kingston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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