Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Meridian Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , South Hill
Tract 53053073131 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,296 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Here is how census tract 53053073131, in the Meridian Terrace neighborhood of South Hill eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,296. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,035 monthly, set against $93,417 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,179
Renter share41.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$93,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.0903, -122.3178 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meridian Terrace scores 3.3
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
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,035 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 21Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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 heaviest input here is 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.55x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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 53053073131
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073131?
Census tract 53053073131 in the Meridian Terrace neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 53053073131?
Median gross rent is $2,035/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073131?
7.7% of residents in tract 53053073131 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,296.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073131?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 77th, minority 58th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073131 considered part of Meridian Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073131 fall within Meridian Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073131 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.55× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053073131 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073131 scores 3.3/10, 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
Meridian Terrace
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Western Sunset
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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