Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
West Ward Eviction Risk: Elevated , Easton
Tract 42095014300 · Northampton County, PA · pop 3,845 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 6.6/10, tract 42095014300 in the West Ward area of Easton, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,845. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,471
Renter share71.4%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate30.8%
Median income$49,063
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Easton and the region
Centroid at 40.6940, -75.2195 · 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
30.8% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,071 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 794Total filings over 7 yrs
- 13.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.1%Peak (2000)
- 125Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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
29% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Northampton County average of 43.1%. Against the Northampton County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10.
This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,071, 19% below the Easton average.
Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Court records carry 794 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2000 at 17.1% of renter households.
In a typical year about 13.9% of renter households face a filing.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42095014300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095014300?
Census tract 42095014300 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 42095014300?
Median gross rent is $1,071/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42095014300?
30.8% of residents in tract 42095014300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,845.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42095014300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 79th, minority 63th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 42095014300 considered part of West Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095014300 fall within West Ward (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095014300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 794 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42095014300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.89% of renter households, peaking at 17.1% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42095014300 compare to Easton overall?
Tract 42095014300 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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