Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Emerald Glen Eviction Risk: Lower , South Hill
Tract 53053073122 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,660 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 53053073122 runs through the Emerald Glen area of South Hill. With 5,660 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #31,258 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,150 a month against an average household income of $129,375 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,864
Renter share16.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$129,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
31
th percentile
Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.1058, -122.2742 · click any tract to drill in
Why Emerald Glen scores 2.7
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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,150 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Emerald Glen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 145Total filings over 11 yrs
- 7.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2015)
- 18Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 38% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 45Total filings 2020-21
- 0.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.72×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 Emerald Glen
The score leans hardest on 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.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 145 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073122
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073122?
Census tract 53053073122 in the Emerald Glen neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 53053073122?
Median gross rent is $2,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073122?
9.3% of residents in tract 53053073122 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,660.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073122?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 67th, minority 59th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073122 considered part of Emerald Glen?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073122 fall within Emerald Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073122?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 145 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073122 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.11% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073122 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.72× 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 53053073122 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073122 scores 2.7/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in South Hill
Top eight tracts in South Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.4
/ 10 · Low
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3.4
/ 10 · Low
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Meridian Terrace
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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53053071309
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
53053073120
3
/ 10 · Low
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