Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Western Sunset Eviction Risk: Lower , South Hill
Tract 53053073111 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,201 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 53053073111 belongs to the Western Sunset neighborhood of South Hill, Washington. It is home to 5,201 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,890 monthly, set against $91,350 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,681
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$91,350
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.1223, -122.2774 · click any tract to drill in
Why Western Sunset scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Hill
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,890 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Hill
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Hill
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Hill
5.1
How Western Sunset compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 112Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.1%Peak (2007)
- 12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 140% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 32Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.83×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 Western Sunset
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.3/10. 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 South Hill eviction risk, 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.83x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 112 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.1% of renter households in 2007.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073111
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073111?
Census tract 53053073111 in the Western Sunset neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 53053073111?
Median gross rent is $1,890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073111?
7.0% of residents in tract 53053073111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,201.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073111?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 58th, minority 49th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073111 considered part of Western Sunset?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073111 fall within Western Sunset (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073111?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 112 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073111 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.05% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073111 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.83× 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 53053073111 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073111 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of South Hill at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Hill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Hill
Top eight tracts in South Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Manorwood North III
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Glacier Creek
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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Meridian Terrace
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Meridian Terrace
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
53053071309
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Glacier Creek
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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53053073120
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
The North Rim
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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