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Census Tract · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally

Longview Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53015980000 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 559 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Longview

53015980000 is a census tract in Longview, WA. It scores 7.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 559 residents. Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 21% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units362
Renter share35.9%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate28.8%
Median income$36,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Longview
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 30 tracts In Cowlitz County
Very High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#316 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#10,727 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Longview and the region

Centroid at 46.1031, -122.9289 · click any tract to drill in

Why Longview scores 7.4

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
28.8% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$945 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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 / state7.4This tracttract 9800006.0Longviewparent city5.5Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Longview

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. Against the Cowlitz County average of 5.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.9 points.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.7/10. The poverty rate is 29%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Disability prevalence runs 43.7% against 31.5% nationally. Average gross rent is $945, 17% below the Longview average.

Running hot, economic stress reads 7.2/10. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

41% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $36,250. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53015980000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015980000?

Census tract 53015980000 in Longview scores 7.4/10 (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 53015980000?

Median gross rent is $945/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53015980000?

28.8% of residents in tract 53015980000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 559.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53015980000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 73th, minority 47th, housing 82th.
Q5

How does tract 53015980000 compare to Longview overall?

Tract 53015980000 scores 7.4/10, 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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