1 census tracts · pop 4,413 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Rocky Point maps to a single census tract in Kelso, WA, population 4,413. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Kelso rate of 29.2%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.7/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 256 eviction filings. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 7.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.6% in 2018, is well off that peak. At $1,299 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Kelso commands.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $69,046. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Rocky Point vs KelsoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rocky Point
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
256Total filings (sum)
3.98%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2004)
3.56%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Rocky Point
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rocky Point?
Rocky Point scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 Rocky Point compare to Kelso overall?
Rocky Point scores 0.6 points higher than Kelso overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,299 vs $1,220.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rocky Point?
Average gross rent in Rocky Point is $1,299/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rocky Point residents are renters?
39% of Rocky Point households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Kelso). The neighborhood has 4,413 residents.
Q5
Is Rocky Point a high social-vulnerability area?
Rocky Point sits in the 71st 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 Rocky Point for landlords?
Rocky Point carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 Kelso as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Rocky Point?
Rocky Point has 4,222 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.1%), Other / Multiracial (10.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
