Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Iona Eviction Risk: Moderate , Plymouth
Tract 42079214500 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 1,572 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 42079214500 in the Iona area of Plymouth ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,572 residents. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $847 monthly, set against $70,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units650
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$70,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Plymouth and the region
Centroid at 41.2316, -75.9388 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iona scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Plymouth
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Plymouth
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Plymouth
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Plymouth
5.0
How Iona compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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.
- 10%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)
- 16Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.7%Peak (2001)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Iona. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iona
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $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 Plymouth, 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 44th 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.
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 42079214500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079214500?
Census tract 42079214500 in the Iona neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 42079214500?
Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079214500?
15.9% of residents in tract 42079214500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,572.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079214500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 60th, minority 13th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 42079214500 considered part of Iona?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079214500 fall within Iona (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079214500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42079214500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.26% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079214500 compare to Plymouth overall?
Tract 42079214500 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Plymouth at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plymouth; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42079214500 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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