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Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Badger Mountain South Eviction Risk: Lower , Richland

Tract 53005010811 · Benton County, WA · pop 5,632 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 53005010811, home to 5,632 residents in the Badger Mountain South neighborhood of Richland, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #50,119 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 89% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,508 a month while the average household earns $199,234 a year, roughly 9% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 1% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,913
Renter share8.2%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$199,234

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Badger Mountain South
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 15 tracts In Richland
Very Low
Within county
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 45 tracts In Benton County
Very Low
Within state
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#1,425 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Richland and the region

Centroid at 46.2208, -119.3137 · click any tract to drill in

Why Badger Mountain South scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richland
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,508 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richland
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richland
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richland
4.9

How Badger Mountain South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Badger Mountain South risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 010811Richland: 6.46.4Richlandparent cityCounty: 4.84.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Badger Mountain South

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Richland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Benton County average of 5.0 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 53005010811

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005010811?

Census tract 53005010811 in the Badger Mountain South neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 53005010811?

Median gross rent is $1,508/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 89% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53005010811?

3.2% of residents in tract 53005010811 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,632.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53005010811?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 52th, minority 43th, housing 26th.
Q5

Is tract 53005010811 considered part of Badger Mountain South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005010811 fall within Badger Mountain South (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 53005010811 compare to Richland overall?

Tract 53005010811 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Richland at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richland

Top eight tracts in Richland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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