3 census tracts · pop 9,954 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 4.6–7.4
Columbia Valley Gardens takes in 3 census tracts of Longview, WA, population 9,954. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.6 to 7.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. At $1,424 a month, rents sit 25% over what the rest of Longview commands. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filings are well documented here: 416 across 3 observed tracts. Against a Longview baseline of 33.5%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 6.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2018, is well off that peak. For a like-for-like read, West Longview and West Kelso score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $69,933. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Columbia Valley Gardens vs LongviewHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Columbia Valley Gardens
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
416Total filings (sum)
2.32%Avg annual filing rate
6.4%Peak year (2016)
2.04%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Columbia Valley Gardens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Columbia Valley Gardens?
Columbia Valley Gardens scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Columbia Valley Gardens compare to Longview overall?
Columbia Valley Gardens scores 0.1 points lower than Longview overall (6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,424 vs $1,137.
Q3
What is the average rent in Columbia Valley Gardens?
Average gross rent in Columbia Valley Gardens is $1,424/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Columbia Valley Gardens residents are renters?
36% of Columbia Valley Gardens households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Longview). The neighborhood has 9,954 residents.
Q5
Is Columbia Valley Gardens a high social-vulnerability area?
Columbia Valley Gardens sits in the 52nd 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 Columbia Valley Gardens have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Columbia Valley Gardens is census tract 53015000601 (score 7.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 7.4, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Columbia Valley Gardens for landlords?
Columbia Valley Gardens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Longview as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Columbia Valley Gardens?
Columbia Valley Gardens has 10,020 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.6%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
