Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
North Gate Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hazleton
Tract 42079217800 · Luzerne County, PA · pop 4,054 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 42079217800 covers part of the North Gate area of Hazleton, PA, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,054. The severe-burden share is 48%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,386
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate33.8%
Median income$43,864
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hazleton and the region
Centroid at 40.9626, -75.9870 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Gate scores 7.3
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
33.8% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$980 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 84Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.8%Peak (2003)
- 17Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 42% 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
Against Luzerne County at 38.9%, around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 2.8 points above the Luzerne County average of 4.5. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.5/10.
Running hot, economic stress reads 8.4/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 84 filings here across 7 tracked years. At $980 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Hazleton commands.
The worst year on record was 2003, when 3.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42079217800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42079217800?
Census tract 42079217800 in the North Gate neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 42079217800?
Median gross rent is $980/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42079217800?
33.8% of residents in tract 42079217800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,054.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42079217800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 96th, minority 84th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 42079217800 considered part of North Gate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42079217800 fall within North Gate (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42079217800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 84 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42079217800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.73% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42079217800 compare to Hazleton overall?
Tract 42079217800 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Hazleton at 5.9/10. 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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