Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
River's Edge Eviction Risk: Lower , Orting
Tract 53053070404 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,668 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
River's Edge in Orting anchors census tract 53053070404, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #28,192 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,719 a month while the average household earns $122,092 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,834
Renter share14.2%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$122,092
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Orting and the region
Centroid at 47.1115, -122.2228 · click any tract to drill in
Why River's Edge scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Orting
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,719 rent vs county FMR
8.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Orting
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Orting
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Orting
5.4
How River's Edge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 58Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.1%Peak (2008)
- 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 24Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.41×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River's Edge
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Orting, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Pierce County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.41x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053070404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053070404?
Census tract 53053070404 in the River's Edge neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (Lower 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 53053070404?
Median gross rent is $2,719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053070404?
4.9% of residents in tract 53053070404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,668.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053070404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 35th, minority 37th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 53053070404 considered part of River's Edge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053070404 fall within River's Edge (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053070404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 58 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053070404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.70% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053070404 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.41× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053070404 compare to Orting overall?
Tract 53053070404 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Orting at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Orting; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Orting
Top eight tracts in Orting ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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