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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Whispering Pines Eviction Risk: Moderate , Battle Ground

Tract 53011040415 · Clark County, WA · pop 4,431 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 53011040415 covers part of the Whispering Pines area of Battle Ground, WA, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,431. 34% 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
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,657
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$74,075

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Whispering Pines
Very High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Battle Ground
Elevated
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#69 of 115 tracts In Clark County
Moderate
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#1,157 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Battle Ground and the region

Centroid at 45.7910, -122.5367 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whispering Pines scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Battle Ground
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,368 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Battle Ground
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Battle Ground
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Battle Ground
4.0

How Whispering Pines compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whispering Pines risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 0404154.5Battle Groundparent city5.7Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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)

  • 38Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 1.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak (2015)
  • 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 53011040415
Filings dropped 20% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whispering Pines. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whispering Pines

Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.1/10.

51% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Clark County average of 43.7%. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 38 filings here across 8 tracked years. At $1,368 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Battle Ground commands.

It sits 0.6 points below the Clark County average of 5.7. Filings peaked in 2015 at 1.7% of renter households.

In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 0.8 points cooler.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $74,075. 26% 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 53011040415

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53011040415?

Census tract 53011040415 in the Whispering Pines neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 53011040415?

Median gross rent is $1,368/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53011040415?

8.4% of residents in tract 53011040415 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,431.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53011040415?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 58th, minority 10th, housing 69th.
Q5

Is tract 53011040415 considered part of Whispering Pines?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53011040415 fall within Whispering Pines (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53011040415?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 53011040415 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.35% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53011040415 compare to Battle Ground overall?

Tract 53011040415 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Battle Ground at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Battle Ground; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Battle Ground

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

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