3 census tracts · pop 13,388 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.7–7.3
Downtown spans 3 census tracts of Prosser, WA, population 13,388. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Prosser rate of 29.0%.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 27 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 3.9% of renter households.
Judgments average 2.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $966, close to the Prosser average. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs ProsserHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
27Total filings (sum)
3.92%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak year (2004)
3.92%Latest filed (2004)
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 7/10 (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.
Q2
How does Downtown compare to Prosser overall?
Downtown scores 0.9 points higher than Prosser overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $966 vs $944.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $966/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
36% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Prosser). The neighborhood has 13,388 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Downtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown is census tract 53005011701 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 7.3, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Prosser as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?
Downtown has 13,062 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54%), White (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
