Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Hanover Section Eviction Risk: Moderate , Nanticoke
Tract 42079214400 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,015 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
In Hanover Section in Nanticoke, census tract 42079214400 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $866 a month while the average household earns $58,125 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units887
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate22.2%
Median income$58,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nanticoke and the region
Centroid at 41.1917, -76.0040 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hanover Section scores 5.8
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
22.2% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$866 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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)
- 62Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2003)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 75% 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 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 safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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 42079214400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079214400?
Census tract 42079214400 in the Hanover Section neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 42079214400?
Median gross rent is $866/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079214400?
22.2% of residents in tract 42079214400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,015.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079214400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 56th, minority 40th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 42079214400 considered part of Hanover Section?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079214400 fall within Hanover Section (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079214400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079214400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.94% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079214400 compare to Nanticoke overall?
Tract 42079214400 scores 5.8/10, 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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