1 census tracts · pop 5,597 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 7.2–7.2
Clover Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Lakewood, WA, population 5,597. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Lakewood baseline of 31.3%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 163 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 1.7% of renter households. At $1,382 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Lakewood commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.8% in 2015 against a 1.7% peak.
That places it #5 of 9 neighborhoods in Lakewood. The closest comparables inside the same city are Clover Oaks and Chambers Plateau. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $74,357. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.2/10 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
7.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Clover Park vs LakewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Clover Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
163Total filings (sum)
1.46%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2008)
1.75%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
55Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.70×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Clover Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Clover Park?
Clover Park scores 7.2/10 (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 Clover Park compare to Lakewood overall?
Clover Park scores 0.6 points higher than Lakewood overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,382 vs $1,525.
Q3
What is the average rent in Clover Park?
Average gross rent in Clover Park is $1,382/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Clover Park residents are renters?
54% of Clover Park households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 5,597 residents.
Q5
Is Clover Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Clover Park sits in the 77th 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 Clover Park for landlords?
Clover Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 Clover Park?
Clover Park has 6,117 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), Hispanic / Latino (30.5%), Other / Multiracial (14%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.