1 census tracts · pop 3,389 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Wecoma Beach is a one-tract suburb of Lincoln City, OR, population 3,389. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 33.5% citywide, putting Wecoma Beach 29.8% over its own city.
31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.4/10.
The filing record is not thin: 189 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 6.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,240, close to the Lincoln City average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $56,667. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wecoma Beach vs Lincoln CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wecoma Beach
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
189Total filings (sum)
3.89%Avg annual filing rate
6.7%Peak year (2002)
1.62%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
51Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System ().
Frequently asked
About Wecoma Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wecoma Beach?
Wecoma Beach scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Wecoma Beach compare to Lincoln City overall?
Wecoma Beach scores 0.5 points lower than Lincoln City overall (5/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,240 vs $1,314.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wecoma Beach?
Average gross rent in Wecoma Beach is $1,240/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wecoma Beach residents are renters?
45% of Wecoma Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Lincoln City). The neighborhood has 3,389 residents.
Q5
Is Wecoma Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Wecoma Beach sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Wecoma Beach for landlords?
Wecoma Beach carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lincoln City as a whole (5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Wecoma Beach?
Wecoma Beach has 3,408 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80%), Hispanic / Latino (10.8%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
