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Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Hanover Section Eviction Risk: Moderate , Nanticoke

Tract 42079214200 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,876 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Eviction risk in the Hanover Section neighborhood of Nanticoke centers on tract 42079214200, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,876 residents. On the national scale it ranks #52,386 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $695 a month while the average household earns $61,289 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 29% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,345
Renter share43.6%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$61,289

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Hanover Section
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Nanticoke
Very Low
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 101 tracts In Luzerne County
Moderate
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#968 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Nanticoke and the region

Centroid at 41.2033, -75.9933 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hanover Section scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Nanticoke
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$695 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nanticoke
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nanticoke
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nanticoke
5.7

How Hanover Section compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hanover Section risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 214200Nanticoke: 4.24.2Nanticokeparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 74Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 2.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak (2006)
  • 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420792142002000: 14 filings (2.69/100 renter HHs)2001: 7 filings (1.34/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (1.54/100 renter HHs)2003: 8 filings (1.54/100 renter HHs)2004: 9 filings (1.73/100 renter HHs)2005: 13 filings (2.42/100 renter HHs)2006: 15 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hanover Section. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hanover Section

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Nanticoke, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 74 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42079214200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079214200?

Census tract 42079214200 in the Hanover Section 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 42079214200?

Median gross rent is $695/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42079214200?

10.5% of residents in tract 42079214200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,876.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42079214200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 84th, minority 25th, housing 32th.
Q5

Is tract 42079214200 considered part of Hanover Section?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079214200 fall within Hanover Section (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079214200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 74 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079214200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.01% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42079214200 compare to Nanticoke overall?

Tract 42079214200 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Nanticoke at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nanticoke; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Nanticoke

Top eight tracts in Nanticoke ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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