Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
West Ward Eviction Risk: Lower , Easton
Tract 42095017300 · Northampton County, PA · pop 2,740 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 42095017300 covers West Ward in Easton in Pennsylvania. Home to 2,740 residents, it scores 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 20th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 17% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,327 monthly, set against $83,137 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,137
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$83,137
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Easton and the region
Centroid at 40.6750, -75.2394 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Ward scores 2.3
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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,327 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Easton
2.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Easton
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Easton
3.6
How West Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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)
- 104Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.5%Peak (2001)
- 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 36% 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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 below the Northampton County average of 5.6 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 104 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.5% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42095017300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095017300?
Census tract 42095017300 in the West Ward neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 42095017300?
Median gross rent is $1,327/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42095017300?
6.1% of residents in tract 42095017300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,740.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42095017300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 23th, minority 51th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 42095017300 considered part of West Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095017300 fall within West Ward (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095017300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42095017300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.82% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42095017300 compare to Easton overall?
Tract 42095017300 scores 2.3/10, lower 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.
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