Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
South Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kennewick
Tract 53005011100 · Benton County, WA · pop 8,041 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 53005011100 sits in the South Highlands area of Kennewick eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. It is home to 8,041 residents. 53% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,816
Renter share22.5%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$70,861
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennewick and the region
Centroid at 46.1972, -119.1490 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Highlands scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kennewick
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,122 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kennewick
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kennewick
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kennewick
7.1
How South Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 12Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2004)
- 12Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Highlands
Against Benton County at 42.8%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened. Against the Benton County average of 5.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.5/10.
Court records carry 12 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,122, 10% below the Kennewick average.
The worst year on record was 2004, when 1.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.8% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 7.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005011100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011100?
Census tract 53005011100 in the South Highlands neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 53005011100?
Median gross rent is $1,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011100?
15.4% of residents in tract 53005011100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,041.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 86th, minority 56th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 53005011100 considered part of South Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011100 fall within South Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005011100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005011100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.79% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53005011100 compare to Kennewick overall?
Tract 53005011100 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Kennewick at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kennewick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kennewick
Top eight tracts in Kennewick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Windsong
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Creekstone
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Canyon Lakes
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Downtown
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Highlands
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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