Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
North Gate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hazleton
Tract 42079217700 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 5,258 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of $1/10, tract 42079217700 in the North Gate area of Hazleton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,258 residents. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,057 monthly, set against $51,094 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,230
Renter share43.3%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate18.7%
Median income$51,094
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hazleton and the region
Centroid at 40.9685, -75.9797 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Gate scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hazleton
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
18.7% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,057 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hazleton
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hazleton
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hazleton
8.5
How North Gate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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)
- 179Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.3%Peak (2005)
- 28Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 115% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Gate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Gate
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Hazleton 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 179 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 42079217700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079217700?
Census tract 42079217700 in the North Gate neighborhood 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 42079217700?
Median gross rent is $1,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079217700?
18.7% of residents in tract 42079217700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,258.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079217700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 95th, minority 78th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 42079217700 considered part of North Gate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079217700 fall within North Gate (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079217700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 179 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079217700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.95% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079217700 compare to Hazleton overall?
Tract 42079217700 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Hazleton at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hazleton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hazleton
Top eight tracts in Hazleton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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