Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
Davis Terrace Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kelso
Tract 53015001100 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 6,103 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
53015001100 is a census tract in the Davis Terrace area of Kelso, WA. It scores 7.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,103. Against Cowlitz County at 40.6%, roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,441
Renter share46.1%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate27.2%
Median income$41,796
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kelso and the region
Centroid at 46.1281, -122.9080 · click any tract to drill in
Why Davis Terrace scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kelso
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
27.2% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$975 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kelso
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kelso
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kelso
7.7
How Davis Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
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)
- 404Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2004)
- 30Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Davis Terrace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Davis Terrace
Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Against the Cowlitz County average of 5.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
At $975 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Kelso commands. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.7/10.
Court records carry 404 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Filings peaked in 2004 at 4.7% of renter households.
In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53015001100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015001100?
Census tract 53015001100 in the Davis Terrace neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 53015001100?
Median gross rent is $975/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53015001100?
27.2% of residents in tract 53015001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,103.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53015001100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 91th, minority 37th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 53015001100 considered part of Davis Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53015001100 fall within Davis Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53015001100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 404 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53015001100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.26% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53015001100 compare to Kelso overall?
Tract 53015001100 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of Kelso at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kelso; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kelso
Top eight tracts in Kelso ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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