2 census tracts · pop 10,886 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.6–8
Pacific Ridge is a 2-tract neighborhood of Des Moines, WA and houses 10,886 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 39.8% citywide, putting Pacific Ridge 27.0% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 862 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 15.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Des Moines, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Crestwood and Downtown Des Moines score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 7.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pacific Ridge vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pacific Ridge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
862Total filings (sum)
5.67%Avg annual filing rate
15.7%Peak year (2008)
2.25%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Pacific Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pacific Ridge?
Pacific Ridge scores 7.9/10 (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 Pacific Ridge compare to Des Moines overall?
Pacific Ridge scores 1.3 points higher than Des Moines overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,838 vs $1,799.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pacific Ridge?
Average gross rent in Pacific Ridge is $1,838/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pacific Ridge residents are renters?
56% of Pacific Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 10,886 residents.
Q5
Is Pacific Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Pacific Ridge sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Pacific Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pacific Ridge is census tract 53033028902 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 8, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Pacific Ridge for landlords?
Pacific Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). 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 Des Moines as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pacific Ridge?
Pacific Ridge has 11,555 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (26%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
