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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Sprague Union District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spokane

Tract 53063002600 · Spokane County, WA · pop 4,916 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 5.2/10, tract 53063002600 in Sprague Union District in Spokane ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,916 residents. On the national scale it ranks #47,181 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $962 a month against an average household income of $58,692 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 20% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,205
Renter share45.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$58,692

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Sprague Union District
Low
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#26 of 66 tracts In Spokane
Elevated
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 130 tracts In Spokane County
High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#173 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6728, -117.3760 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sprague Union District scores 6.6

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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$962 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 Sprague Union District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sprague Union District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 002600Spokane: 6.76.7Spokaneparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

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.

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)

  • 125Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2015)
  • 39Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530630026002014: 40 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2015: 46 filings (3.53/100 renter HHs)2016: 39 filings (2.87/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sprague Union District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sprague Union District

What moves this score most 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st 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 29% 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 53063002600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063002600?

Census tract 53063002600 in the Sprague Union District neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 53063002600?

Median gross rent is $962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063002600?

14.6% of residents in tract 53063002600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,916.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063002600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 49th, minority 48th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 53063002600 considered part of Sprague Union District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063002600 fall within Sprague Union District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53063002600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 125 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53063002600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.16% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53063002600 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063002600 scores 6.6/10, right in line with 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 53063002600 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. 29% 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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