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Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Canyon Lakes Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kennewick

Tract 53005011505 · Benton County, WA · pop 4,468 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Eviction risk in the Canyon Lakes neighborhood of Kennewick centers on tract 53005011505, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,468 residents. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,671 monthly, set against $69,407 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 12% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,794
Renter share24.6%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$69,407

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Canyon Lakes
Moderate
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 16 tracts In Kennewick
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 45 tracts In Benton County
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#294 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kennewick and the region

Centroid at 46.1851, -119.1702 · click any tract to drill in

Why Canyon Lakes scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kennewick
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,671 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kennewick
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kennewick
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kennewick
7.1

How Canyon Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Canyon Lakes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 011505Kennewick: 6.46.4Kennewickparent cityCounty: 4.84.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Canyon Lakes

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Kennewick eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Benton County average of 5.0 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53005011505

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011505?

Census tract 53005011505 in the Canyon Lakes neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 53005011505?

Median gross rent is $1,671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011505?

15.4% of residents in tract 53005011505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,468.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 92th, minority 56th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 53005011505 considered part of Canyon Lakes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011505 fall within Canyon Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 53005011505 compare to Kennewick overall?

Tract 53005011505 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Kennewick at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kennewick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kennewick

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

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