Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
West Kelso Eviction Risk: Elevated , Longview
Tract 53015001000 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 1,172 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The West Kelso area of Longview anchors census tract 53015001000, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,000 a month while the average household earns $52,621 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 48%
Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units653
Renter share73.4%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$52,621
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Longview and the region
Centroid at 46.1471, -122.9185 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Kelso scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Longview
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,000 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Longview
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Longview
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Longview
7.7
How West Kelso compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 205Total filings over 11 yrs
- 4.07%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.6%Peak (2015)
- 25Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 47% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Kelso. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Kelso
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Longview eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cowlitz County average of 5.3 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 205 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.6% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53015001000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015001000?
Census tract 53015001000 in the West Kelso neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53015001000?
Median gross rent is $1,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53015001000?
12.9% of residents in tract 53015001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,172.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53015001000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 68th, minority 34th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 53015001000 considered part of West Kelso?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53015001000 fall within West Kelso (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53015001000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 205 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53015001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.07% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53015001000 compare to Longview overall?
Tract 53015001000 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Longview at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Longview eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Longview
Top eight tracts in Longview ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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