Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgeview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Glen Lyon
Tract 42079215600 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 4,487 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42079215600 (Ridgeview in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #13,334 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $877 a month against an average household income of $48,859 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,827
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$48,859
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Glen Lyon and the region
Centroid at 41.1907, -76.0371 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgeview scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Glen Lyon
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$877 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Glen Lyon
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Glen Lyon
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Glen Lyon
8.3
How Ridgeview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 120Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%Peak (2004)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgeview
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.4/10. 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 Glen Lyon, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 120 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079215600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079215600?
Census tract 42079215600 in the Ridgeview neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 42079215600?
Median gross rent is $877/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079215600?
20.1% of residents in tract 42079215600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,487.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079215600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 22th, minority 33th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 42079215600 considered part of Ridgeview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079215600 fall within Ridgeview (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079215600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 120 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079215600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.18% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079215600 compare to Glen Lyon overall?
Tract 42079215600 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Glen Lyon at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glen Lyon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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