Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
North End Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kingston
Tract 42079213100 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,046 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Eviction risk in North End in Kingston centers on tract 42079213100, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,046 residents. On the national scale it ranks #40,305 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $890 monthly, set against $66,452 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units688
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$66,452
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kingston and the region
Centroid at 41.2560, -75.8837 · click any tract to drill in
Why North End scores 5.1
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
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$890 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kingston
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kingston
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kingston
6.3
How North End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 3%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 48Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.2%Peak (2005)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
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 tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Kingston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Luzerne County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079213100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079213100?
Census tract 42079213100 in the North End neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 42079213100?
Median gross rent is $890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079213100?
14.2% of residents in tract 42079213100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,046.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079213100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 84th, minority 42th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 42079213100 considered part of North End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079213100 fall within North End (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079213100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079213100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.58% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079213100 compare to Kingston overall?
Tract 42079213100 scores 5.1/10, 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 42079213100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Kingston
Top eight tracts in Kingston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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