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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Prosser

Tract 53005011300 · Benton County, WA · pop 4,856 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

How risky is Downtown in Prosser for landlords? Census tract 53005011300 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,115 monthly, set against $71,111 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 17% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,566
Renter share32.9%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$71,111

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Downtown
Very Low
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 16 tracts In Prosser
Moderate
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 45 tracts In Benton County
High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#323 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Prosser and the region

Centroid at 46.2089, -119.1125 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Prosser
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prosser
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prosser
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prosser
7.1

How Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Downtown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 011300Prosser: 6.96.9Prosserparent cityCounty: 4.84.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

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)

  • 27Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.9%Peak (2004)
  • 27Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Prosser, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 27 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53005011300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011300?

Census tract 53005011300 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 53005011300?

Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011300?

14.5% of residents in tract 53005011300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,856.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 90th, minority 72th, housing 84th.
Q5

Is tract 53005011300 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011300 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005011300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 27 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005011300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.92% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53005011300 compare to Prosser overall?

Tract 53005011300 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of Prosser at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Prosser; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Prosser

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

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