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Neighborhood · Ranked #17,526 of 84,120 nationally

Chambers Creek Terrance Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood

Tract 53053072106 · Pierce County, WA · pop 6,347 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53053072106 sits in the Chambers Creek Terrance neighborhood of Lakewood, Washington. It has a population of 6,347 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 67% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 30% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,662/month against a median household income of $54,977 — roughly 36% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 22% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,574
Renter share65.5%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$54,977

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Chambers Creek Terrance
Moderate
Within parent city
58 th percentile
Rank — 58th percentileBottomTop
#6 of 13 tracts In Lakewood
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank — 82th percentileBottomTop
#36 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank — 93th percentileBottomTop
#127 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 47.1862, -122.5339 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chambers Creek Terrance scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,662 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
6.8

How Chambers Creek Terrance compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chambers Creek Terrance risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 072106Lakewood: 5.55.5Lakewoodparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 583Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 3.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.0%Peak (2005)
  • 56Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530530721062004: 68 filings (3.63/100 renter HHs)2005: 84 filings (4.99/100 renter HHs)2006: 73 filings (4.34/100 renter HHs)2007: 49 filings (2.91/100 renter HHs)2008: 41 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2009: 37 filings (2.20/100 renter HHs)2010: 36 filings (2.06/100 renter HHs)2012: 44 filings (2.57/100 renter HHs)2013: 51 filings (2.97/100 renter HHs)2014: 44 filings (2.57/100 renter HHs)2015: 56 filings (3.27/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 194Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.93×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2020-03-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-04-01: 3 filings (1.29× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 5 filings (1.87× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-10-01: 6 filings (1.80× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2023-02-01: 5 filings (3.76× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-06-01: 3 filings (1.29× baseline)2023-07-01: 5 filings (1.87× baseline)2023-08-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-10-01: 6 filings (1.80× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (1.29× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2024-02-01: 5 filings (3.76× baseline)2024-03-01: 13 filings (6.50× baseline)2024-04-01: 5 filings (2.15× baseline)2024-05-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 3 filings (1.29× baseline)2024-07-01: 3 filings (1.12× baseline)2024-08-01: 3 filings (1.12× baseline)2024-09-01: 7 filings (1.40× baseline)2024-10-01: 3 filings (0.90× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2024-12-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2025-02-01: 7 filings (5.26× baseline)2025-03-01: 8 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2025-05-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-06-01: 5 filings (2.15× baseline)2025-07-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-08-01: 3 filings (1.12× baseline)2025-09-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-10-01: 6 filings (1.80× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2025-12-01: 7 filings (1.75× baseline)2026-01-01: 5 filings (2.15× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (3.01× baseline)2026-03-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053072106

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072106?

Census tract 53053072106 in the Chambers Creek Terrance neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 53053072106?

Median gross rent is $1,662/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072106?

15.4% of residents in tract 53053072106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,347.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072106?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 84th, minority 68th, housing 77th.

Q5

Is tract 53053072106 considered part of Chambers Creek Terrance?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053072106 fall within Chambers Creek Terrance (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072106?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 583 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072106 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.09% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 53053072106 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.93× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.

Q8

How does tract 53053072106 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 53053072106 scores 6.1/10 — higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood

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

Tract · WA
International District
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Carlyle Court
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Town Centre Village
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Chambers Plateau
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Woodbrook
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Clover Oaks
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Country Place
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Lakewood
5.5 / 10
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International District
6.4 / 10
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Carlyle Court
6.2 / 10
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International District
6.2 / 10
Methodology
How the score is built
10 sub-signals · weighting · sources
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