2 census tracts · pop 8,355 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–5.1
Whispering Pines takes in 2 census tracts of Battle Ground, WA, population 8,355. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filings are well documented here: 50 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 2.4% of renter households.
30% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, a little above the Battle Ground rate of 26.8%. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.6% in 2018 against a 2.4% peak. That places it #3 of 4 neighborhoods in Battle Ground.
At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Battle Ground Village and Cherry Grove score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $99,793, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,649, close to the Battle Ground average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Whispering Pines vs Battle GroundHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whispering Pines
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
50Total filings (sum)
1.52%Avg annual filing rate
2.4%Peak year (2015)
1.53%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Whispering Pines
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whispering Pines?
Whispering Pines scores 4.1/10 (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 Whispering Pines compare to Battle Ground overall?
Whispering Pines scores 0.4 points lower than Battle Ground overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,649 vs $1,576.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whispering Pines?
Average gross rent in Whispering Pines is $1,649/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whispering Pines residents are renters?
17% of Whispering Pines households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Battle Ground). The neighborhood has 8,355 residents.
Q5
Is Whispering Pines a high social-vulnerability area?
Whispering Pines sits in the 34th 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 Whispering Pines have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whispering Pines is census tract 53011040415 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Whispering Pines for landlords?
Whispering Pines carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Battle Ground as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Whispering Pines?
Whispering Pines has 8,285 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
