2 census tracts · pop 9,643 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 6.4–8
Copper Ridge is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kent, WA, population 9,643. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Kent baseline of 32.4%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
24% 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. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 6.4 to 8. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Filings are well documented here: 676 across 2 observed tracts. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 4.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2013, is well off that peak.
At $1,784 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Kent commands. That places it #11 of 22 neighborhoods in Kent. The closest comparables inside the same city are Arbor Village and Morning Sun.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Copper Ridge vs KentHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Copper Ridge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
676Total filings (sum)
2.53%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2007)
2.33%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Copper Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Copper Ridge?
Copper Ridge scores 7.2/10 (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 Copper Ridge compare to Kent overall?
Copper Ridge scores 0.6 points higher than Kent overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,784 vs $1,909.
Q3
What is the average rent in Copper Ridge?
Average gross rent in Copper Ridge is $1,784/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Copper Ridge residents are renters?
53% of Copper Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Kent). The neighborhood has 9,643 residents.
Q5
Is Copper Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Copper Ridge sits in the 82nd 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 Copper Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Copper Ridge is census tract 53033029206 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 8, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Copper Ridge for landlords?
Copper Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 Kent as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Copper Ridge?
Copper Ridge has 9,373 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (26.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24%), Hispanic / Latino (18.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
