Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
South Hill Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53053073121 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,800 · 84% of tract blocks fall in South Hill
In South Hill in Pierce County, census tract 53053073121 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,704 a month against an average household income of $118,810 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,672
Renter share10.3%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$118,810
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.1035, -122.3054 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Hill scores 2.6
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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,704 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 61Total filings over 11 yrs
- 1.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2009)
- 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 32Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.12×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near 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
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 in line with 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 1.12x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 61 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073121
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073121?
Census tract 53053073121 in South Hill scores 2.6/10 (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 53053073121?
Median gross rent is $1,704/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073121?
4.9% of residents in tract 53053073121 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,800.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073121?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 39th, minority 44th, housing 9th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073121?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073121 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.94% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073121 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.12× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053073121 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073121 scores 2.6/10, 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
Meridian Terrace
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Glacier Creek
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
53053073120
3
/ 10 · Low
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