Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Prosser
Tract 53005011701 · Benton County, WA · pop 3,068 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
53005011701 is a census tract in the Downtown area of Prosser, WA. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units963
Renter share38.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$67,696
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Prosser and the region
Centroid at 46.2161, -119.7778 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$798 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prosser
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prosser
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prosser
7.1
How Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. It sits 2.1 points above the Benton County average of 5.2.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. At $798 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Prosser commands.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.1/10. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10. Against average income of $67,696, annual rent is just 14%. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005011701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011701?
Census tract 53005011701 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 53005011701?
Median gross rent is $798/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011701?
17.1% of residents in tract 53005011701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,068.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 78th, minority 60th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 53005011701 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011701 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53005011701 compare to Prosser overall?
Tract 53005011701 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Prosser at 6.1/10. 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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