Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
West Ward Eviction Risk: Lower , Easton
Tract 42095017300 · Northampton County, PA · pop 2,740 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 42095017300 covers part of the West Ward area of West Easton, PA, and scores 3.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. 17% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Northampton County average of 43.1%.
Risk score
3.3
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
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
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 3.3
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
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10.
13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Northampton County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 104 evictions over 7 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2001, when 6.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.8% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 27th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,327, close to the West Easton average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $83,137.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 3.3/10 (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 3.3/10, lower 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.
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