Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Meridian Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , South Hill
Tract 53053073133 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,298 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Meridian Terrace neighborhood of South Hill, census tract 53053073133 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. That is riskier than about 10% of US census tracts.
3% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,080 monthly, set against $119,013 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,227
Renter share23.8%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$119,013
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.0712, -122.3238 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meridian Terrace scores 2.2
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
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,080 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Hill
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Hill
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Hill
4.0
How Meridian Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 34Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.48×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above 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
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.9/10. 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 well below the Pierce County average of 5.5 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.48x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073133
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073133?
Census tract 53053073133 in the Meridian Terrace neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 53053073133?
Median gross rent is $2,080/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 3% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073133?
5.7% of residents in tract 53053073133 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,298.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073133?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 41th, minority 62th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073133 considered part of Meridian Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073133 fall within Meridian Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073133 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.48× 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 53053073133 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073133 scores 2.2/10, 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.
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