Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally
Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kennewick
Tract 53005011001 · Benton County, WA · pop 6,093 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Tract 53005011001 sits in the Highlands area of Kennewick eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. It is home to 6,093 residents. Against Benton County at 42.8%, 70% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,136
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$66,353
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennewick and the region
Centroid at 46.2220, -119.1659 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highlands scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,060 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 19Total filings over 1 yrs
- 2.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.2%Peak (2004)
- 19Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highlands
Severe burden reaches 33%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.1/10.
Against the Benton County average of 5.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10.
Court records carry 19 eviction filings across 1 observed years. At $1,060 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Kennewick commands. The worst year on record was 2004, when 2.2% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 2.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 83rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.7/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $66,353. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005011001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011001?
Census tract 53005011001 in the Highlands neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 53005011001?
Median gross rent is $1,060/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011001?
13.1% of residents in tract 53005011001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,093.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 96th, minority 62th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 53005011001 considered part of Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011001 fall within Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005011001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005011001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.16% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53005011001 compare to Kennewick overall?
Tract 53005011001 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Kennewick at 5.9/10. 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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7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Creekstone
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Canyon Lakes
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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South Highlands
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Downtown
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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