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Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Emerson Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spokane

Tract 53063001900 · Spokane County, WA · pop 3,918 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Emerson in Spokane is where census tract 53063001900 sits, home to 3,918 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #50,197 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,231 a month while the average household earns $64,196 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 20% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,538
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$64,196

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Emerson
Moderate
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 66 tracts In Spokane
Moderate
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#50 of 130 tracts In Spokane County
Elevated
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#294 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6815, -117.4192 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerson scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spokane
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,231 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spokane
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spokane
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spokane
5.5

How Emerson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Emerson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 001900Spokane: 6.76.7Spokaneparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 63Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2014)
  • 18Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530630019002014: 24 filings (3.22/100 renter HHs)2015: 21 filings (2.82/100 renter HHs)2016: 18 filings (2.71/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Emerson. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Emerson

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 5.5/10. 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 Spokane 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 Spokane County average of 5.1 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 63 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2014.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53063001900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063001900?

Census tract 53063001900 in the Emerson neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 53063001900?

Median gross rent is $1,231/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063001900?

9.0% of residents in tract 53063001900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,918.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063001900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 39th, minority 31th, housing 13th.
Q5

Is tract 53063001900 considered part of Emerson?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063001900 fall within Emerson (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53063001900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 63 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53063001900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.92% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53063001900 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063001900 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Spokane at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spokane eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 53063001900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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