Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
La Grand Station Eviction Risk: Elevated , Puyallup
Tract 53053073404 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,787 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
53053073404 is a census tract in the La Grand Station area of Puyallup, WA. It scores 6.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,787. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,396
Renter share44.1%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$86,066
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Puyallup and the region
Centroid at 47.1826, -122.3069 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Grand Station scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Puyallup
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,288 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Puyallup
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Puyallup
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Puyallup
5.1
How La Grand Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 158Total filings over 11 yrs
- 1.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2012)
- 17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 113% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 54Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.86×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 La Grand Station. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Grand Station
Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. At $1,288 a month, rents run 29% under what the rest of Puyallup commands.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. Court records carry 158 eviction filings across 11 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2012, when 2.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $86,066, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
48% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Pierce County average of 5.7 closely. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073404?
Census tract 53053073404 in the La Grand Station neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 53053073404?
Median gross rent is $1,288/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073404?
7.9% of residents in tract 53053073404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,787.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 79th, minority 33th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073404 considered part of La Grand Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073404 fall within La Grand Station (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 158 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.68% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073404 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.86× 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 53053073404 compare to Puyallup overall?
Tract 53053073404 scores 6.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Puyallup at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Puyallup eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Puyallup
Top eight tracts in Puyallup ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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