Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Emerald Glen Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Hill
Tract 53053073122 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,660 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
53053073122 is a census tract in the Emerald Glen area of South Hill, WA. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,660 residents. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
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
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
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 4.4
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
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 2.3/10. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Pierce County average of 47.5%. Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points.
Court records carry 145 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Filings peaked in 2015 at 3.4% of renter households.
In a typical year about 7.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $2,150, close to the South Hill average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $129,375.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 4.4/10, lower than the parent city of South Hill at 5.2/10. 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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