Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Freeland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42079216700 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 3,807
Eviction risk in Freeland centers on tract 42079216700, which scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,807 residents. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $904 monthly, set against $51,810 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,692
Renter share48.8%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate21.1%
Median income$51,810
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeland and the region
Centroid at 41.0212, -75.8963 · click any tract to drill in
Why Freeland scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Freeland
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
21.1% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$904 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Freeland
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Freeland
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Freeland
5.3
How Freeland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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)
- 116Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.5%Peak (2004)
- 17Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 70% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Freeland
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength 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 Freeland, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 116 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.5% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079216700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079216700?
Census tract 42079216700 in Freeland 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 42079216700?
Median gross rent is $904/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079216700?
21.1% of residents in tract 42079216700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,807.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079216700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 94th, minority 38th, housing 19th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079216700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079216700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.31% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42079216700 compare to Freeland overall?
Tract 42079216700 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Freeland at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Freeland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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