Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally
West Kelso Eviction Risk: Elevated , Longview
Tract 53015001000 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 1,172 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 53015001000 sits in the West Kelso area of Kelso, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
Risk score
6.7
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
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
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 6.7
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
The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. 73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. Against the Cowlitz County average of 5.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points.
Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,000, 18% below the Kelso average.
Cost burden runs 35% here against 40.6% across Cowlitz County. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 205 filings here across 11 tracked years.
Filings peaked in 2015 at 6.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 6.7/10 (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 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Longview at 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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