Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
The Ridge at Southwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spanaway
Tract 53053071416 · Pierce County, WA · pop 2,304 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 6.5/10, tract 53053071416 in the The Ridge at Southwood area of Spanaway, WA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,304 residents. 58% 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
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units969
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate18.0%
Median income$55,966
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spanaway and the region
Centroid at 47.0800, -122.4281 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Ridge at Southwood scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spanaway
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
18.0% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,532 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spanaway
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spanaway
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spanaway
5.6
How The Ridge at Southwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 156Total filings 2020-21
- 2.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Ridge at Southwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Ridge at Southwood
84% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Pierce County average of 47.5%. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income of $55,966, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 2.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,532, 15% below the Spanaway average. Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.
Nationally it ranks #15,451 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053071416
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071416?
Census tract 53053071416 in the The Ridge at Southwood neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 53053071416?
Median gross rent is $1,532/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071416?
18.0% of residents in tract 53053071416 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,304.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071416?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 94th, minority 60th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 53053071416 considered part of The Ridge at Southwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071416 fall within The Ridge at Southwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053071416 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.67× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053071416 compare to Spanaway overall?
Tract 53053071416 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Spanaway at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spanaway eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Spanaway
Top eight tracts in Spanaway ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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