Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
West Longview Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53015000703 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 1,712 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Eviction risk in West Longview in Longview centers on tract 53015000703, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,712 residents. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,379 monthly, set against $59,878 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units766
Renter share17.9%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$59,878
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Longview and the region
Centroid at 46.1563, -123.0082 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Longview scores 6.2
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
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,379 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 West Longview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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)
- 46Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak (2018)
- 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 450% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Longview. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West 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 about the same as the Cowlitz County average of 5.3 and in line with 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 67th 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 46 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53015000703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015000703?
Census tract 53015000703 in the West Longview neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 53015000703?
Median gross rent is $1,379/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53015000703?
14.3% of residents in tract 53015000703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,712.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53015000703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 52th, minority 26th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 53015000703 considered part of West Longview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53015000703 fall within West Longview (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53015000703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53015000703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.68% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53015000703 compare to Longview overall?
Tract 53015000703 scores 6.2/10, lower than 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.
Tract · WA
Columbia Valley Gardens
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
West Kelso
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53015980000
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53015000502
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53015000501
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
West Kelso
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
West Longview
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53015001900
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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