Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
South Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kennewick
Tract 53005011402 · Benton County, WA · pop 5,259 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 53005011402 sits in the South Highlands area of Kennewick eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,931, 56% above the Kennewick average.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,945
Renter share4.9%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$102,829
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennewick and the region
Centroid at 46.1803, -119.1163 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Highlands scores 5.2
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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,931 rent vs county FMR
7.8
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: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Highlands
The voucher gap is 28.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The main counterweight is economic stress at 2/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, supply constraint reads 7.8/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10.
Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 5% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 4.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Benton County average of 5.2 closely. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $102,829.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005011402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011402?
Census tract 53005011402 in the South Highlands neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 53005011402?
Median gross rent is $1,931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011402?
7.9% of residents in tract 53005011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,259.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 53th, minority 44th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 53005011402 considered part of South Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011402 fall within South Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53005011402 compare to Kennewick overall?
Tract 53005011402 scores 5.2/10, lower 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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