1 census tracts · pop 4,335 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Stafford Suites is a one-tract neighborhood of Kent, WA and houses 4,335 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Kent baseline of 32.4%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The filing record is not thin: 316 evictions logged in this tract.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 6.2% of renter households.
At $1,704 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Kent commands. The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 22 neighborhoods in Kent.
The closest comparables inside the same city are The Madison at Ridgegate and Midway.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Stafford Suites vs KentHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stafford Suites
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
316Total filings (sum)
3.72%Avg annual filing rate
6.2%Peak year (2004)
3.02%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Stafford Suites
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stafford Suites?
Stafford Suites scores 8/10 (High 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 Stafford Suites compare to Kent overall?
Stafford Suites scores 1.4 points higher than Kent overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,704 vs $1,909.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stafford Suites?
Average gross rent in Stafford Suites is $1,704/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stafford Suites residents are renters?
68% of Stafford Suites households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Kent). The neighborhood has 4,335 residents.
Q5
Is Stafford Suites a high social-vulnerability area?
Stafford Suites sits in the 81st 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
How safe is Stafford Suites for landlords?
Stafford Suites carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Stafford Suites?
Stafford Suites has 4,331 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43%), Hispanic / Latino (25.9%), Other / Multiracial (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
