Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Parkwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Puyallup
Tract 53053073405 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,710 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
In the Parkwood area of Puyallup, census tract 53053073405 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #37,781 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,743 monthly, set against $77,063 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,545
Renter share69.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$77,063
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Puyallup and the region
Centroid at 47.1760, -122.2763 · click any tract to drill in
Why Parkwood scores 4.3
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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,743 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Parkwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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)
- 286Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.7%Peak (2004)
- 19Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 57% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 76Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.08×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Parkwood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Puyallup 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 in line with 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 1.08x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 286 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.7% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073405?
Census tract 53053073405 in the Parkwood neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 53053073405?
Median gross rent is $1,743/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073405?
10.5% of residents in tract 53053073405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,710.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 84th, minority 53th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073405 considered part of Parkwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073405 fall within Parkwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073405?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 286 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073405 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.98% of renter households, peaking at 8.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073405 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.08× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053073405 compare to Puyallup overall?
Tract 53053073405 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Puyallup at 6.7/10. 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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