Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
South Hill Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53053073120 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,453
Tract 53053073120 covers South Hill in Washington. Home to 5,453 residents, it scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,685 monthly, set against $106,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,774
Renter share37.9%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$106,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.1162, -122.3009 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Hill scores 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
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,685 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 South Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 116Total filings over 11 yrs
- 5.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.5%Peak (2008)
- 17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 143% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 64Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.9Pre-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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Hill
The heaviest input here 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 in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 116 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.5% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073120
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073120?
Census tract 53053073120 in South Hill scores 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 53053073120?
Median gross rent is $1,685/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073120?
7.1% of residents in tract 53053073120 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,453.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073120?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 72th, minority 53th, housing 37th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073120?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073120 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.12% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073120 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.
Q7
How does tract 53053073120 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073120 scores 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.
Tract · WA
Manorwood North III
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Glacier Creek
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Meridian Terrace
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Western Sunset
3.3
/ 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
Tract · WA
The North Rim
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Related