3 census tracts · pop 9,146 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.6–6.5
West Longview takes in 3 census tracts of Longview, WA, population 9,146. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Cost burden runs 39% against 33.5% citywide, putting West Longview 5.4% over its own city. Court records for this tract carry 46 eviction filings.
At $1,300 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of Longview commands. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 7.4% of renter households.
Judgments average 1.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Columbia Valley Gardens and West Kelso score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 3 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
West Longview vs LongviewHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Longview
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
46Total filings (sum)
2.68%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2018)
7.43%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About West Longview
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Longview?
West Longview 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 West Longview compare to Longview overall?
West Longview scores 0.1 points lower than Longview overall (6/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,300 vs $1,137.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Longview?
Average gross rent in West Longview eviction risk is $1,300/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Longview residents are renters?
34% of West Longview households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Longview). The neighborhood has 9,146 residents.
Q5
Is West Longview a high social-vulnerability area?
West Longview sits in the 60th 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 West Longview have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Longview is census tract 53015000703 (score 6.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.5, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is West Longview for landlords?
West Longview eviction risk 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 West Longview?
West Longview has 9,531 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Hispanic / Latino (16.1%), Other / Multiracial (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
