Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Buena Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53077002202 · Yakima County, WA · pop 2,155 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Buena
53077002202 is a census tract in Buena, WA. It scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,155 residents. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units815
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$79,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Buena and the region
Centroid at 46.4617, -120.2485 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buena scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Buena
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$859 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Buena
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Buena
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Buena
3.8
How Buena compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buena
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Cost burden runs 44% here against 38.4% across Yakima County. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.7/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 19.7% against 11.3% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $79,875, annual rent is just 13%.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Yakima County average of 5.7 closely. Average gross rent is $859, close to the Buena average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53077002202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53077002202?
Census tract 53077002202 in Buena scores 6.2/10 (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 53077002202?
Median gross rent is $859/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53077002202?
20.7% of residents in tract 53077002202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,155.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53077002202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 99th, minority 54th, housing 83th.
Q5
How does tract 53077002202 compare to Buena overall?
Tract 53077002202 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Buena at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buena; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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