Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Park Crest Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42079217002 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 2,518 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 42079217002 covers part of the Park Crest area of Luzerne County, PA, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,518 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,101
Renter share41.8%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate35.1%
Median income$37,198
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Luzerne County and the region
Centroid at 40.9834, -75.9939 · click any tract to drill in
Why Park Crest scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
35.1% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$392 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Park Crest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 63Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.8%Peak (2001)
- 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Park Crest
The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, economic stress reads 8.8/10.
31% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Luzerne County average of 38.9%. Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
The filing record is not thin: 63 evictions over 7 years of observation. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.1/10. Against the Luzerne County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.
The worst year on record was 2001, when 3.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079217002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079217002?
Census tract 42079217002 in the Park Crest neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 42079217002?
Median gross rent is $392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079217002?
35.1% of residents in tract 42079217002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,518.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079217002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 84th, minority 41th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 42079217002 considered part of Park Crest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079217002 fall within Park Crest (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079217002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 63 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079217002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.31% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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