Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Hanover Section Eviction Risk: Moderate , Nanticoke
Tract 42079214300 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,067 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
42079214300 is a census tract in the Hanover Section area of Nanticoke, PA. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,067. At $1,092 a month, rents run 38% over what the rest of Nanticoke commands.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units730
Renter share28.9%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$67,900
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nanticoke and the region
Centroid at 41.1916, -75.9889 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hanover Section scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,092 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 44Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2005)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% 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
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.1/10. 10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Court records carry 44 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 4.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 37% of renters.
It tracks the Luzerne County average of 4.5 closely. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $67,900.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079214300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079214300?
Census tract 42079214300 in the Hanover Section neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 42079214300?
Median gross rent is $1,092/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079214300?
13.0% of residents in tract 42079214300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,067.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079214300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 75th, minority 34th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 42079214300 considered part of Hanover Section?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079214300 fall within Hanover Section (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079214300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 44 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079214300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.85% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079214300 compare to Nanticoke overall?
Tract 42079214300 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Nanticoke at 4.4/10. 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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