Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Southgate Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spokane

Tract 53063004702 · Spokane County, WA · pop 3,758 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

In Southgate in Spokane, census tract 53063004702 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,422 a month while the average household earns $91,750 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 24% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units1,596

Renter share47.8%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate15.0%

Median income$91,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6210, -117.3765 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southgate scores 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

15.0% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,422 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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 Southgate 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.

34%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
82%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
81%Grade C
0%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Southgate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southgate

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), 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 53063004702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063004702?

Census tract 53063004702 in the Southgate neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 53063004702?

Median gross rent is $1,422/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063004702?

15.0% of residents in tract 53063004702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,758.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063004702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 91th, minority 23th, housing 82th.

Is tract 53063004702 considered part of Southgate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063004702 fall within Southgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53063004702 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063004702 scores 6/10, 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.

Was tract 53063004702 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. 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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