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Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Little Summit Eviction Risk: Lower , Emerald Lakes

Tract 42089300321 · Monroe County, PA · pop 3,425 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

How risky is the Little Summit area of Emerald Lakes for landlords? Census tract 42089300321 scores 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 92% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 57% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,670 a month against an average household income of $101,143 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 2% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,198
Renter share24.6%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$101,143

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Little Summit
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Emerald Lakes
Moderate
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 51 tracts In Monroe County
Low
Within state
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#2,150 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Emerald Lakes and the region

Centroid at 41.0956, -75.4072 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Summit scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Emerald Lakes
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,670 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Emerald Lakes
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Emerald Lakes
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Emerald Lakes
5.9

How Little Summit compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Little Summit risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 300321Emerald Lakes: 4.24.2Emerald Lakesparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Little Summit

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Emerald Lakes, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Monroe County average of 5.5 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 42089300321

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42089300321?

Census tract 42089300321 in the Little Summit neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 42089300321?

Median gross rent is $1,670/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 92% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42089300321?

19.2% of residents in tract 42089300321 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,425.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42089300321?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 8th, minority 64th, housing 2th.
Q5

Is tract 42089300321 considered part of Little Summit?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42089300321 fall within Little Summit (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 42089300321 compare to Emerald Lakes overall?

Tract 42089300321 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Emerald Lakes at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Emerald Lakes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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