Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Uplands Eviction Risk: Lower , South Hill
Tract 53053073123 · Pierce County, WA · pop 6,165 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
53053073123 is a census tract in the Uplands area of South Hill, WA. It scores 3.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,165. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,075
Renter share15.8%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$163,622
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.0900, -122.2435 · click any tract to drill in
Why Uplands scores 3.8
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
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,120 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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 Uplands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 51%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)
- 35Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2009)
- 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 50Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Uplands
Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.9 points. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, about half of renters here are cost-burdened.
Court records carry 35 eviction filings across 10 observed years. The worst year on record was 2009, when 2.4% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 3.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $163,622, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073123
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073123?
Census tract 53053073123 in the Uplands neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 53053073123?
Median gross rent is $2,120/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073123?
4.2% of residents in tract 53053073123 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,165.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073123?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 31th, minority 51th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073123 considered part of Uplands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073123 fall within Uplands (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073123?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53053073123 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073123 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.85× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053073123 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073123 scores 3.8/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in South Hill
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6.1
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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