3 census tracts · pop 11,400 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 4.7–7.3
West Wenatchee takes in 3 census tracts of Wenatchee, WA, population 11,400. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Wenatchee baseline of 27.8%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 4.7 to 7.3. A 2.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,465, 17% above the Wenatchee average of $1,248.
Court records for this tract carry 8 eviction filings. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 1.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2018, is well off that peak. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $77,942.
52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
West Wenatchee vs WenatcheeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Wenatchee
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8Total filings (sum)
1.04%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2010)
0.85%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About West Wenatchee
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Wenatchee?
West Wenatchee scores 6.2/10 (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 West Wenatchee compare to Wenatchee overall?
West Wenatchee scores 0.3 points higher than Wenatchee overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,465 vs $1,248.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Wenatchee?
Average gross rent in West Wenatchee eviction risk is $1,465/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Wenatchee residents are renters?
52% of West Wenatchee households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Wenatchee). The neighborhood has 11,400 residents.
Q5
Is West Wenatchee a high social-vulnerability area?
West Wenatchee sits in the 67th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in West Wenatchee have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Wenatchee is census tract 53007960803 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 7.3, a spread of 2.6 points.
Q7
How safe is West Wenatchee for landlords?
West Wenatchee eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Wenatchee as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Wenatchee?
West Wenatchee has 12,005 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.8%), Hispanic / Latino (32.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to West Wenatchee.
