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Laurel Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lacey

Tract 53067011627 · Thurston County, WA · pop 2,413 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 53067011627 (the Laurel Oaks area of Lacey, Washington) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,686 a month against an average household income of $64,792 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 22% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,259
Renter share50.7%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$64,792

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Laurel Oaks
Very High
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 15 tracts In Lacey
High
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 61 tracts In Thurston County
Elevated
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#702 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lacey and the region

Centroid at 47.0339, -122.7692 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurel Oaks scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lacey
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,686 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lacey
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lacey
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lacey
6.5

How Laurel Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Laurel Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 011627Lacey: 6.96.9Laceyparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Laurel Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Laurel Oaks

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Lacey 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 Thurston County average of 5.2 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 45th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53067011627

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53067011627?

Census tract 53067011627 in the Laurel Oaks neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 53067011627?

Median gross rent is $1,686/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53067011627?

4.5% of residents in tract 53067011627 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,413.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53067011627?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 47th, minority 50th, housing 86th.
Q5

Is tract 53067011627 considered part of Laurel Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53067011627 fall within Laurel Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 53067011627 compare to Lacey overall?

Tract 53067011627 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lacey at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lacey eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lacey

Top eight tracts in Lacey ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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