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Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Longview Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53015000501 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 3,573

In Longview, census tract 53015000501 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 73rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,579 monthly, set against $52,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 14% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,328
Renter share27.3%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$52,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 13 tracts In Longview
Elevated
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 30 tracts In Cowlitz County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#159 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
National
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#6,289 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Longview and the region

Centroid at 46.1279, -122.9523 · click any tract to drill in

Why Longview scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,579 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Longview
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Longview
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Longview
6.8

How Longview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Longview risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 000501Longview: 6.66.6Longviewparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 90Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 2.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2014)
  • 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530150005012004: 8 filings (3.04/100 renter HHs)2009: 8 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (1.75/100 renter HHs)2011: 4 filings (0.85/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (1.50/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (0.64/100 renter HHs)2014: 17 filings (3.63/100 renter HHs)2015: 10 filings (2.14/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (1.13/100 renter HHs)2017: 12 filings (2.72/100 renter HHs)2018: 9 filings (2.04/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Longview

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 above the Cowlitz County average of 5.3 and above 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 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 90 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 53015000501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015000501?

Census tract 53015000501 in Longview 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 53015000501?

Median gross rent is $1,579/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53015000501?

18.6% of residents in tract 53015000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,573.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53015000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 28th, minority 39th, housing 30th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53015000501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 90 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53015000501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.05% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53015000501 compare to Longview overall?

Tract 53015000501 scores 6.7/10, right in line with 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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