Neighborhood · Kennewick, WA

Windsong Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 19,837 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10 · range 5.6–7.3

Windsong is a 3-tract neighborhood of Kennewick, WA, population 19,837. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 40% against 32.7% citywide, putting Windsong 7.5% over its own city.

Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 5.6 to 7.3. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,453, 17% above the Kennewick average of $1,240.

The filing record is not thin: 18 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 2.3% of renter households.

Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Kennewick, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

For a like-for-like read, South Highlands and Kennewick Park score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

3 tracts · population-weighted

Windsong vs Kennewick How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

40.2% +23%

Kennewick: 32.7%

Average gross rent

$1,453 +17%

Kennewick: $1,240

Average HH income

$90,464 +24%

Kennewick: $72,867

Poverty rate

15.3% +10%

Kennewick: 13.9%

Renter share

30.9% -20%

Kennewick: 38.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Windsong and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.6–7.3

Why Windsong scores 6.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts

3.9

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts

4.6

Rent control risk

40% of income on rent · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Tenant organizing strength

31% renter households · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts

7.7

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts

7.1

Economic stress

15.3% below poverty line · Range 2.7–6.6 across tracts

3.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–6.6 across tracts

4.7

Risk score comparison

Windsong vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Windsong?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.7 points from 5.6 to 7.3. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

7.3 5.7 5.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Windsong

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
53005010902	7.3	5,644	32%	$1,107
53005010816	5.7	5,091	37%	$1,740
53005010815	5.6	9,102	47%	$1,508

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 56

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 39%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 88%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 54%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Windsong

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

18Total filings (sum)
2.26%Avg annual filing rate
2.3%Peak year (2004)
2.26%Latest filed (2004)

Frequently asked

About Windsong

What is the eviction-risk score for Windsong?

Windsong scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Windsong compare to Kennewick overall?

Windsong scores 0.2 points higher than Kennewick overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,453 vs $1,240.

What is the average rent in Windsong?

Average gross rent in Windsong is $1,453/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Windsong residents are renters?

31% of Windsong households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kennewick). The neighborhood has 19,837 residents.

Is Windsong a high social-vulnerability area?

Windsong sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Windsong have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Windsong is census tract 53005010902 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 7.3, a spread of 1.7 points.

How safe is Windsong for landlords?

Windsong carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kennewick as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Windsong?

Windsong has 20,684 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.5%), Hispanic / Latino (25.3%), Other / Multiracial (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Windsong

5.8 Kennewick Park 2 tracts · pop 12,398 6.1 South Highlands 2 tracts · pop 13,300 7.3 Kennewick Civic Center 3 tracts · pop 11,285 3.6 South Richland 2 tracts · pop 9,931 7.1 Downtown 3 tracts · pop 13,388 6 Gold Coast District 2 tracts · pop 6,122

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Kennewick

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Windsong.

6.2 South Highlands 2 tracts · pop 13,300 5.8 Kennewick Park 2 tracts · pop 12,398 6.7 Highlands 1 tracts · pop 6,093 6.9 Canyon Lakes 1 tracts · pop 4,468 7 Creekstone 1 tracts · pop 5,150 7.3 Kennewick Civic Center 3 tracts · pop 11,285

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