Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
West Ward Eviction Risk: Elevated , Easton
Tract 42095014300 · Northampton County, PA · pop 3,845 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The West Ward area of Easton anchors census tract 42095014300, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,071 a month while the average household earns $49,063 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
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
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very 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
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Easton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Northampton County average of 5.6 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 82nd 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 794 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 13.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.1% of renter households in 2000.
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 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 3.9/10. 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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