Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Prosser
Tract 53005011702 · Benton County, WA · pop 5,464 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is the Downtown neighborhood of Prosser for landlords? Census tract 53005011702 scores 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $929 monthly, set against $67,679 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,799
Renter share38.0%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate15.8%
Median income$67,679
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Prosser and the region
Centroid at 46.1961, -119.7565 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Prosser
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
15.8% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$929 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prosser
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prosser
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prosser
7.1
How Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown
The heaviest input here is 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 Prosser, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Benton County average of 5.0 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 82nd 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 53005011702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011702?
Census tract 53005011702 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 53005011702?
Median gross rent is $929/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011702?
15.8% of residents in tract 53005011702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,464.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 90th, minority 72th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 53005011702 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011702 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53005011702 compare to Prosser overall?
Tract 53005011702 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Prosser at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Prosser; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Prosser
Top eight tracts in Prosser ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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