1 census tracts · pop 7,263 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Shire Hills maps to a single census tract in Covington, WA and houses 7,263 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Covington baseline of 29.9%, 18% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 125 eviction filings.
Average gross rent is $2,502, 12% above the Covington average of $2,232. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 9.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.8% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Covington. At 13% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $123,721.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Shire Hills vs CovingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shire Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
125Total filings (sum)
4.07%Avg annual filing rate
9.2%Peak year (2004)
4.76%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Shire Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shire Hills?
Shire Hills scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Shire Hills compare to Covington overall?
Shire Hills scores 0.7 points lower than Covington overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,502 vs $2,232.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shire Hills?
Average gross rent in Shire Hills is $2,502/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shire Hills residents are renters?
13% of Shire Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Covington). The neighborhood has 7,263 residents.
Q5
Is Shire Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Shire Hills sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Shire Hills for landlords?
Shire Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Covington as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Shire Hills?
Shire Hills has 7,543 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
