Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Easton
Tract 42095014400 · Northampton County, PA · pop 2,753 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 6.5/10, tract 42095014400 in the Downtown area of Easton, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,753 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 45%
Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units1,378
Renter share83.7%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$58,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Easton and the region
Centroid at 40.6900, -75.2100 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 6.5
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
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,276 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 463Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.2%Peak (2005)
- 72Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown
84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. It sits 2.0 points above the Northampton County average of 4.5.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 20%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. Court records carry 463 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 8.2% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 6.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #15,451 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
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 42095014400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095014400?
Census tract 42095014400 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 42095014400?
Median gross rent is $1,276/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42095014400?
14.0% of residents in tract 42095014400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,753.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42095014400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 59th, minority 54th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 42095014400 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095014400 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095014400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 463 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42095014400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.52% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42095014400 compare to Easton overall?
Tract 42095014400 scores 6.5/10, 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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