Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Meridian Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , South Hill
Tract 53053073126 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,746 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 53053073126 belongs to Meridian Terrace in South Hill, Washington. It is home to 4,746 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 40% of US census tracts.
20% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,686 monthly, set against $113,143 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,232
Renter share23.2%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$113,143
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.0907, -122.3015 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meridian Terrace scores 3.4
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
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$2,686 rent vs county FMR
8.1
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 Meridian Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 57Total filings over 9 yrs
- 24.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 93.0%Peak (2008)
- 8Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 20Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.97×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
Within Meridian Terrace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meridian Terrace
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 below 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 safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 24.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 93.0% of renter households in 2008.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.97x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073126
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073126?
Census tract 53053073126 in the Meridian Terrace neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 53053073126?
Median gross rent is $2,686/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073126?
13.9% of residents in tract 53053073126 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,746.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073126?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 88th, minority 72th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073126 considered part of Meridian Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073126 fall within Meridian Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073126?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 53053073126 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.61% of renter households, peaking at 93.0% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073126 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.97× 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 53053073126 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073126 scores 3.4/10, 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
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
Tract · WA
The North Rim
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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