Neighborhood · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Garfield Eviction Risk: High , Spokane

Tract 53063002501 · Spokane County, WA · pop 3,222 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Garfield area of Spokane anchors census tract 53063002501, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $966 a month against an average household income of $38,465 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 37% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units1,124

Renter share75.4%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate51.1%

Median income$38,465

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6757, -117.4039 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garfield scores 8.1

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

51.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$966 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 Garfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

62%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
63%Grade C
16%Grade D · redlined

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garfield

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Spokane County average of 5.1 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Part of this tract, about 16% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53063002501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063002501?

Census tract 53063002501 in the Garfield neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53063002501?

Median gross rent is $966/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063002501?

51.1% of residents in tract 53063002501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,222.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063002501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 10th, minority 52th, housing 79th.

Is tract 53063002501 considered part of Garfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063002501 fall within Garfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53063002501 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063002501 scores 8.1/10, higher 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.

Was tract 53063002501 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 16% 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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