Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
West Ward Eviction Risk: Elevated , Easton
Tract 42095014200 · Northampton County, PA · pop 6,347 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 6.6/10, tract 42095014200 in the West Ward area of Easton, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,347. 64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Northampton County average of 43.1%.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,468
Renter share61.9%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate20.2%
Median income$48,587
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Easton and the region
Centroid at 40.6892, -75.2276 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Ward scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Easton
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
20.2% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,093 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Easton
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Easton
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Easton
7.2
How West Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 985Total filings over 7 yrs
- 13.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.4%Peak (2004)
- 156Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 28% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Ward. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Ward
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 2.1 points above the Northampton County average of 4.5.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.3/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $1,093 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Easton commands.
The filing record is not thin: 985 evictions over 7 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2004, when 15.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 13.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42095014200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095014200?
Census tract 42095014200 in the West Ward neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 42095014200?
Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42095014200?
20.2% of residents in tract 42095014200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,347.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42095014200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 87th, minority 70th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 42095014200 considered part of West Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095014200 fall within West Ward (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095014200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 985 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42095014200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.60% of renter households, peaking at 15.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42095014200 compare to Easton overall?
Tract 42095014200 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Easton at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Easton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Easton
Top eight tracts in Easton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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