Tri-Cities Research District Eviction Risk: Moderate
2 census tracts · pop 9,596 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.1–5.8
Tri-Cities Research District spans 2 census tracts of Richland, WA, population 9,596. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 27% of renter households.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.1 to 5.8, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 6 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is economic stress, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 1.7% of renter households.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Richland, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 1.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Richland Wye and Gold Coast District score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $96,149, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,409, close to the Richland average. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.9 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
4.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Tri-Cities Research District vs RichlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tri-Cities Research District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6Total filings (sum)
1.67%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2004)
1.67%Latest filed (2004)
Frequently asked
About Tri-Cities Research District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tri-Cities Research District?
Tri-Cities Research District scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Tri-Cities Research District compare to Richland overall?
Tri-Cities Research District scores 0.1 points lower than Richland overall (5/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,409 vs $1,468.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tri-Cities Research District?
Average gross rent in Tri-Cities Research District is $1,409/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tri-Cities Research District residents are renters?
34% of Tri-Cities Research District households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Richland). The neighborhood has 9,596 residents.
Q5
Is Tri-Cities Research District a high social-vulnerability area?
Tri-Cities Research District sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Tri-Cities Research District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Tri-Cities Research District is census tract 53005010203 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5.8, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Tri-Cities Research District for landlords?
Tri-Cities Research District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Richland as a whole (5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Tri-Cities Research District?
Tri-Cities Research District has 9,590 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Hispanic / Latino (15.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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