1 census tracts · pop 5,747 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Hillshire Terrace is a one-tract neighborhood of Kent, WA, population 5,747. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 50%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 59% against 32.4% citywide, putting Hillshire Terrace 26.9% over its own city. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $2,517, 32% above the Kent average of $1,909. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 41 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 2.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 22 mapped neighborhoods of Kent, it ranks #20 by risk, the lower third.
At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Meridian Valley Country Club and Cambridge score within a fraction of it.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hillshire Terrace vs KentHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hillshire Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
41Total filings (sum)
1.51%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2010)
1.43%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Hillshire Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hillshire Terrace?
Hillshire Terrace scores 5.6/10 (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 Hillshire Terrace compare to Kent overall?
Hillshire Terrace scores 1.0 points lower than Kent overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,517 vs $1,909.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hillshire Terrace?
Average gross rent in Hillshire Terrace is $2,517/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hillshire Terrace residents are renters?
9% of Hillshire Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Kent). The neighborhood has 5,747 residents.
Q5
Is Hillshire Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Hillshire Terrace sits in the 32nd 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
How safe is Hillshire Terrace for landlords?
Hillshire Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Kent as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hillshire Terrace?
Hillshire Terrace has 5,658 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Other / Multiracial (14.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
