Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Beacon Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53015000902 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 3,436 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
53015000902 is a census tract in the Beacon Hill area of Beacon Hill, WA. It scores 4.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,436 residents. At $1,131 a month, rents run 40% over what the rest of Beacon Hill commands.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,205
Renter share38.3%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$70,365
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Beacon Hill and the region
Centroid at 46.1800, -122.9277 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beacon Hill scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Beacon Hill
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,131 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Beacon Hill
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Beacon Hill
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Beacon Hill
3.8
How Beacon Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beacon Hill
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.9/10.
Against the Cowlitz County average of 5.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 3.1/10. On the national scale it lands near the 51st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 38% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $70,365. 38% 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 53015000902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015000902?
Census tract 53015000902 in the Beacon Hill neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 53015000902?
Median gross rent is $1,131/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53015000902?
14.8% of residents in tract 53015000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,436.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53015000902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 94th, minority 47th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 53015000902 considered part of Beacon Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53015000902 fall within Beacon Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53015000902 compare to Beacon Hill overall?
Tract 53015000902 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Beacon Hill at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beacon Hill; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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