Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Crystal Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Alderton
Tract 53053070401 · Pierce County, WA · pop 2,159 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 53053070401 covers part of the Crystal Ridge area of Alderton, WA, and scores 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,159. 28% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Pierce County average of 47.5%.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units794
Renter share19.5%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$101,364
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alderton and the region
Centroid at 47.1679, -122.2249 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crystal Ridge scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alderton
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,829 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alderton
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alderton
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alderton
5.8
How Crystal Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 56Total filings over 11 yrs
- 4.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2004)
- 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 25Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.47×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Crystal Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crystal Ridge
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
It sits 1.3 points below the Pierce County average of 5.7. Court records carry 56 eviction filings across 11 observed years.
Average gross rent is $1,829, 12% above the Alderton average. The worst year on record was 2004, when 5.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5/10.
Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $101,364.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053070401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053070401?
Census tract 53053070401 in the Crystal Ridge neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53053070401?
Median gross rent is $1,829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053070401?
7.9% of residents in tract 53053070401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,159.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053070401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 33th, minority 44th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 53053070401 considered part of Crystal Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053070401 fall within Crystal Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053070401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 56 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053070401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.06% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053070401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.47× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053070401 compare to Alderton overall?
Tract 53053070401 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Alderton at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alderton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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