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Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , South Hill

Tract 53053073133 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,298 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 3.5/10, tract 53053073133 in the Meridian Terrace area of Graham, WA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,298. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, 3% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3.5
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 neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Meridian Terrace
Very Low
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In South Hill
Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#168 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Very Low
Within state
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#1,592 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
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 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Meridian Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 0731335.2South Hillparent city5.7Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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

Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.2 points. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.4/10.

Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.5/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.4 points cooler.

Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $2,080, close to the Graham average.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $119,013.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

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 3.5/10 (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 3.5/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Hill

Top eight tracts in South Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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