Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
The Ridge at Gig Harbor Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53053072507 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,248 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 53053072507 in the The Ridge at Gig Harbor area of Gig Harbor, WA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,248 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,595
Renter share39.5%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$92,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gig Harbor and the region
Centroid at 47.3288, -122.5857 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Ridge at Gig Harbor scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gig Harbor
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,847 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gig Harbor
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gig Harbor
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gig Harbor
5.9
How The Ridge at Gig Harbor 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.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 33Total filings over 8 yrs
- 0.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2013)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 10Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.48×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.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Ridge at Gig Harbor
19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,847, 20% below the Gig Harbor average. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Court records carry 33 eviction filings across 8 observed years. The worst year on record was 2013, when 1.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 0.8% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.7/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Pierce County average of 5.7 closely.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $92,292. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053072507
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072507?
Census tract 53053072507 in the The Ridge at Gig Harbor neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 53053072507?
Median gross rent is $1,847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072507?
8.4% of residents in tract 53053072507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,248.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072507?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 60th, minority 11th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 53053072507 considered part of The Ridge at Gig Harbor?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053072507 fall within The Ridge at Gig Harbor (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072507?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 53053072507 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.80% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053072507 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.48× 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.
Q8
How does tract 53053072507 compare to Gig Harbor overall?
Tract 53053072507 scores 6.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Gig Harbor at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gig Harbor; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gig Harbor
Top eight tracts in Gig Harbor ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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