Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
South Easton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42095014600 · Northampton County, PA · pop 3,478 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 42095014600 belongs to the South Easton area of Easton, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,478 residents and scores 6.4/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,276 a month against an average household income of $55,625 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,276
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$55,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Easton and the region
Centroid at 40.6815, -75.2151 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Easton scores 5.2
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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
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 South Easton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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)
- 311Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.0%Peak (2006)
- 61Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 91% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Easton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Easton
The score leans hardest on 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 311 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.0% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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.
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 42095014600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095014600?
Census tract 42095014600 in the South Easton neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 42095014600?
Median gross rent is $1,276/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42095014600?
13.1% of residents in tract 42095014600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,478.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42095014600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 95th, minority 66th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 42095014600 considered part of South Easton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095014600 fall within South Easton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095014600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 311 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42095014600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.60% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42095014600 compare to Easton overall?
Tract 42095014600 scores 5.2/10, 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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