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The Ridge at Southwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Spanaway

Tract 53053071413 · Pierce County, WA · pop 2,831 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 53053071413 in the The Ridge at Southwood area of Frederickson, WA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,831 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units815
Renter share9.1%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate0.9%
Median income$137,026

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In The Ridge at Southwood
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Spanaway
Very Low
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#140 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#1,403 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spanaway and the region

Centroid at 47.0734, -122.3780 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Ridge at Southwood scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spanaway
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
0.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,813 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spanaway
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spanaway
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spanaway
4.8

How The Ridge at Southwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Ridge at Southwood risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 0714135.1Spanawayparent city5.7Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 12Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.52×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Ridge at Southwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Ridge at Southwood

Against Pierce County at 47.5%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,813, 24% below the Frederickson average.

Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.4 points. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

At 9% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.5/10.

Against average income of $137,026, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053071413

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071413?

Census tract 53053071413 in the The Ridge at Southwood neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 53053071413?

Median gross rent is $1,813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071413?

0.9% of residents in tract 53053071413 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,831.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071413?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 26th, minority 64th, housing 18th.
Q5

Is tract 53053071413 considered part of The Ridge at Southwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071413 fall within The Ridge at Southwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 53053071413 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.52× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 53053071413 compare to Spanaway overall?

Tract 53053071413 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Spanaway at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spanaway eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Spanaway

Top eight tracts in Spanaway ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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