2 census tracts · pop 10,532 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.3–6.8
West Hill is a 2-tract suburb of Auburn, WA, population 10,532. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. At $2,598 a month, rents sit 45% over what the rest of Auburn commands.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2/10. 19% 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.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.3 to 6.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Against a Auburn baseline of 32.5%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Filings are well documented here: 120 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 4.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Auburn, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third.
At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Riverpointe and Shag - Auburn Court. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $126,635.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
West Hill vs AuburnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
120Total filings (sum)
2.62%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak year (2011)
2.13%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About West Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Hill?
West Hill scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Hill compare to Auburn overall?
West Hill scores 0.4 points lower than Auburn overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,598 vs $1,786.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Hill?
Average gross rent in West Hill is $2,598/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Hill residents are renters?
16% of West Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Auburn). The neighborhood has 10,532 residents.
Q5
Is West Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
West Hill sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Hill is census tract 53033029901 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.8, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is West Hill for landlords?
West Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Auburn as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Hill?
West Hill has 10,740 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.5%), Hispanic / Latino (14.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
