Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Rolling Mill Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Wilkes-Barre
Tract 42079215100 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,612 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.8/10 for census tract 42079215100 reflects conditions in the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $897 a month against an average household income of $46,655 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,127
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate38.3%
Median income$46,655
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilkes-Barre and the region
Centroid at 41.2127, -75.8994 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rolling Mill Hill scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
38.3% poverty · this tract
9.6
Supply constraint
$897 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilkes-Barre
8.3
How Rolling Mill Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 27%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)
- 75Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2000)
- 12Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rolling Mill Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rolling Mill Hill
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wilkes-Barre eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Luzerne County average of 5.4 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 75 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079215100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079215100?
Census tract 42079215100 in the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 42079215100?
Median gross rent is $897/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079215100?
38.3% of residents in tract 42079215100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,612.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079215100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 97th, minority 33th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 42079215100 considered part of Rolling Mill Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079215100 fall within Rolling Mill Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079215100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 75 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079215100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.26% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079215100 compare to Wilkes-Barre overall?
Tract 42079215100 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Wilkes-Barre at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilkes-Barre eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42079215100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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