Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Steilacoom Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53053072109 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,707 · 80% of tract blocks fall in Steilacoom
Census tract 53053072109 sits in Steilacoom, Washington eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #28,195 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,836 a month while the average household earns $92,104 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,637
Renter share33.8%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$92,104
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Steilacoom and the region
Centroid at 47.1660, -122.6310 · click any tract to drill in
Why Steilacoom scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Steilacoom
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,836 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Steilacoom
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Steilacoom
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Steilacoom
6.5
How Steilacoom compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 58%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)
- 102Total filings over 11 yrs
- 1.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2009)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 57% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 37Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Steilacoom
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Steilacoom, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 102 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2009.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.64x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053072109
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072109?
Census tract 53053072109 in Steilacoom scores 4.3/10 (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 53053072109?
Median gross rent is $1,836/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072109?
8.1% of residents in tract 53053072109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,707.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072109?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 42th, minority 58th, housing 13th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072109?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 102 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072109 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.99% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053072109 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.64× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053072109 compare to Steilacoom overall?
Tract 53053072109 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Steilacoom at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Steilacoom; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Steilacoom
Top eight tracts in Steilacoom ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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