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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally

Park Avenue Eviction Risk: Elevated , Williamsport

Tract 42081000400 · Lycoming County, PA · pop 4,141 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 42081000400 in Park Avenue in Williamsport ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,141 residents. On the national scale it ranks #11,584 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $639 a month against an average household income of $24,322 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 84% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 41% Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units2,266
Renter share84.0%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate42.4%
Median income$24,322

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Park Avenue
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Williamsport
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 32 tracts In Lycoming County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Williamsport and the region

Centroid at 41.2431, -77.0142 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Avenue scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Williamsport
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
42.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$639 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Williamsport
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Williamsport
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Williamsport
7.6

How Park Avenue compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Park Avenue risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.17.1This tracttract 000400Williamsport: 4.24.2Williamsportparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 915Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 7.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.0%Peak (2006)
  • 158Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420810004002000: 126 filings (7.03/100 renter HHs)2001: 105 filings (5.86/100 renter HHs)2002: 96 filings (5.36/100 renter HHs)2003: 142 filings (7.92/100 renter HHs)2004: 148 filings (8.26/100 renter HHs)2005: 140 filings (7.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 158 filings (8.96/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Park Avenue. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Park Avenue

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Williamsport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lycoming County average of 5.1 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 91st 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 915 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2006.

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 42081000400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42081000400?

Census tract 42081000400 in the Park Avenue neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 42081000400?

Median gross rent is $639/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42081000400?

42.4% of residents in tract 42081000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,141.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42081000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 91th, minority 62th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 42081000400 considered part of Park Avenue?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42081000400 fall within Park Avenue (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42081000400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 915 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42081000400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.33% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42081000400 compare to Williamsport overall?

Tract 42081000400 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Williamsport at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamsport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Williamsport

Top eight tracts in Williamsport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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