Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Martha's Vineyard Eviction Risk: Moderate , University Place
Tract 53053072312 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,453 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Eviction risk in Martha's Vineyard in University Place centers on tract 53053072312, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,453 residents. On the national scale it ranks #25,170 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,456 a month against an average household income of $69,017 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units2,356
Renter share51.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$69,017
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across University Place and the region
Centroid at 47.2043, -122.5203 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martha's Vineyard scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from University Place
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,456 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from University Place
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from University Place
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from University Place
6.3
How Martha's Vineyard compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 2%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 584Total filings over 11 yrs
- 6.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2012)
- 59Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 139Total filings 2020-21
- 1.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.88×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martha's Vineyard
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 University Place eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.88x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 584 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 6.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053072312
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072312?
Census tract 53053072312 in the Martha's Vineyard neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 53053072312?
Median gross rent is $1,456/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072312?
10.3% of residents in tract 53053072312 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,453.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072312?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 44th, minority 66th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 53053072312 considered part of Martha's Vineyard?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053072312 fall within Martha's Vineyard (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072312?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 584 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072312 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.65% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053072312 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.88× 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 53053072312 compare to University Place overall?
Tract 53053072312 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of University Place at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University Place eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 53053072312 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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4.3
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4.2
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3.3
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3.1
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