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Columbia Valley Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate , Longview

Tract 53015000602 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 3,245 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 53015000602 belongs to the Columbia Valley Gardens neighborhood of Longview, Washington. It is home to 3,245 residents and scores 4.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,488 monthly, set against $91,071 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 14% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,248
Renter share16.6%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$91,071

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Columbia Valley Gardens
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 13 tracts In Longview
Very Low
Within county
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#21 of 30 tracts In Cowlitz County
Low
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#744 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Longview and the region

Centroid at 46.1451, -122.9545 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia Valley Gardens scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Longview
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,488 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Longview
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Longview
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Longview
6.8

How Columbia Valley Gardens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Columbia Valley Gardens risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 000602Longview: 6.66.6Longviewparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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)

  • 32Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 1.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2016)
  • 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530150006022004: 3 filings (1.91/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (2.42/100 renter HHs)2010: 4 filings (1.77/100 renter HHs)2011: 1 filings (0.45/100 renter HHs)2012: 2 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2015: 3 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (3.05/100 renter HHs)2017: 2 filings (1.22/100 renter HHs)2018: 5 filings (3.05/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Columbia Valley Gardens. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbia Valley Gardens

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Longview eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cowlitz County average of 5.3 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53015000602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015000602?

Census tract 53015000602 in the Columbia Valley Gardens neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 53015000602?

Median gross rent is $1,488/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53015000602?

2.7% of residents in tract 53015000602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,245.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53015000602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 46th, minority 26th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 53015000602 considered part of Columbia Valley Gardens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53015000602 fall within Columbia Valley Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53015000602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53015000602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.63% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53015000602 compare to Longview overall?

Tract 53015000602 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Longview at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Longview eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Longview

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

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