Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Grimesville Eviction Risk: Moderate , Williamsport
Tract 42081001000 · Lycoming County, PA · pop 3,006 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
42081001000 is a census tract in the Grimesville area of Williamsport, PA. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,006 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,262
Renter share40.7%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$53,026
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Williamsport and the region
Centroid at 41.2416, -77.0720 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grimesville scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,025 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Grimesville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 251Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.8%Peak (2000)
- 17Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Grimesville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grimesville
The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Lycoming County average of 38.9%.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.6/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Lycoming County average of 4.1. At $1,025 a month, rents run 20% over what the rest of Williamsport commands.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 251 filings here across 7 tracked years. Running cool, regional political climate reads 2.9/10.
Filings peaked in 2000 at 6.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.9% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $53,026. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42081001000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42081001000?
Census tract 42081001000 in the Grimesville neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 42081001000?
Median gross rent is $1,025/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42081001000?
17.6% of residents in tract 42081001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,006.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42081001000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 69th, minority 29th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 42081001000 considered part of Grimesville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42081001000 fall within Grimesville (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42081001000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 251 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42081001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.85% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42081001000 compare to Williamsport overall?
Tract 42081001000 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Williamsport at 4.6/10. 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.
Tract · PA
Park Avenue
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Park Avenue
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
East End
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Millionaire's Row
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Grimesville
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Dutch Hill
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
Grampian Hills
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · PA
Vallamont Hills
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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