Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Rainier Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Graham
Tract 53053073129 · Pierce County, WA · pop 6,170 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Eviction risk in Rainier Ridge in Graham centers on tract 53053073129, which scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,170 residents. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 40% 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 $2,630 a month against an average household income of $123,158 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,758
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$123,158
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Graham and the region
Centroid at 47.0840, -122.2842 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rainier Ridge scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Graham
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,630 rent vs county FMR
7.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Graham
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Graham
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Graham
4.0
How Rainier Ridge 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.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 107Total filings 2020-21
- 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.51×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 Rainier Ridge
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.8/10. 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 Graham 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.51x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 44th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073129
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073129?
Census tract 53053073129 in the Rainier Ridge neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 53053073129?
Median gross rent is $2,630/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073129?
4.1% of residents in tract 53053073129 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,170.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073129?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 64th, minority 63th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073129 considered part of Rainier Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073129 fall within Rainier Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073129 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.51× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053073129 compare to Graham overall?
Tract 53053073129 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Graham at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Graham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Graham
Top eight tracts in Graham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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