1 census tracts · pop 2,103 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Esther Short maps to a single census tract in Vancouver, WA, population 2,103. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 31.8% citywide, putting Esther Short 19.5% over its own city.
This is a renter market: 83% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Set annual rent against average household income of $56,719 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 58 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 1.7% 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 #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Hough and Central Park. Average gross rent runs $1,700, close to the Vancouver average.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Esther Short vs VancouverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Esther Short
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
58Total filings (sum)
1.20%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2012)
0.72%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Esther Short
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Esther Short?
Esther Short scores 8/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Esther Short compare to Vancouver overall?
Esther Short scores 1.4 points higher than Vancouver overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,700 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Esther Short?
Average gross rent in Esther Short is $1,700/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Esther Short residents are renters?
83% of Esther Short households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Vancouver). The neighborhood has 2,103 residents.
Q5
Is Esther Short a high social-vulnerability area?
Esther Short sits in the 65th 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
How safe is Esther Short for landlords?
Esther Short carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Esther Short?
Esther Short has 2,327 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
