1 census tracts · pop 5,434 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Chambers Plateau is a one-tract neighborhood of Lakewood, WA and houses 5,434 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. At $2,500 a month, rents sit 64% over what the rest of Lakewood commands.
45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Lakewood rate of 31.3%. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The voucher gap is 21.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 27 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.2/10. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 1.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #6 of 9 neighborhoods in Lakewood. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Clover Oaks and Country Place score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chambers Plateau vs LakewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chambers Plateau
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
27Total filings (sum)
1.00%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2007)
1.06%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
6Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Chambers Plateau
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chambers Plateau?
Chambers Plateau scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 Chambers Plateau compare to Lakewood overall?
Chambers Plateau scores 0.4 points higher than Lakewood overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,500 vs $1,525.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chambers Plateau?
Average gross rent in Chambers Plateau is $2,500/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chambers Plateau residents are renters?
16% of Chambers Plateau households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 5,434 residents.
Q5
Is Chambers Plateau a high social-vulnerability area?
Chambers Plateau sits in the 41st 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 Chambers Plateau for landlords?
Chambers Plateau carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Lakewood as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Chambers Plateau?
Chambers Plateau has 5,823 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61%), Other / Multiracial (17.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
