2 census tracts · pop 8,432 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.7–7.3
Bennington takes in 2 census tracts of Vancouver, WA and houses 8,432 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Vancouver rate of 31.8%.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
At $2,023 a month, rents sit 19% over what the rest of Vancouver commands. Filings are well documented here: 55 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 3.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 39 mapped neighborhoods of Vancouver, it ranks #27 by risk, the lower third. Its 2 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $93,544. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 6.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bennington vs VancouverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bennington
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
55Total filings (sum)
1.00%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2013)
0.56%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Bennington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bennington?
Bennington scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 Bennington compare to Vancouver overall?
Bennington scores 0.3 points higher than Vancouver overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,023 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bennington?
Average gross rent in Bennington is $2,023/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bennington residents are renters?
36% of Bennington households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Vancouver). The neighborhood has 8,432 residents.
Q5
Is Bennington a high social-vulnerability area?
Bennington sits in the 50th 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 Bennington have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bennington is census tract 53011041321 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 7.3, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Bennington for landlords?
Bennington carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). 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 Vancouver as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bennington?
Bennington has 8,413 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.5%), Other / Multiracial (12%), Hispanic / Latino (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
