2 census tracts · pop 9,906 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.5–7.1
Fircrest spans 2 census tracts of Vancouver, WA and houses 9,906 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 31.8% citywide, putting Fircrest 15.3% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 210 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 2.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.6% in 2018 against a 2.7% peak.
Average gross rent is $1,817, 7% above the Vancouver average of $1,702. That places it #27 of 39 neighborhoods in Vancouver.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 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 27% of average household income of $80,146.
65% 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
Fircrest vs VancouverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fircrest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
210Total filings (sum)
2.16%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2017)
2.55%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Fircrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fircrest?
Fircrest 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 Fircrest compare to Vancouver overall?
Fircrest scores 0.3 points higher than Vancouver overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,817 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fircrest?
Average gross rent in Fircrest is $1,817/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fircrest residents are renters?
65% of Fircrest households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Vancouver). The neighborhood has 9,906 residents.
Q5
Is Fircrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Fircrest sits in the 55th 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 Fircrest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fircrest is census tract 53011041317 (score 7.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 7.1, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Fircrest for landlords?
Fircrest 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 Fircrest?
Fircrest has 10,366 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.1%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
