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Neighborhood · Lakewood, WA

Clover Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

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 Lakewood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
37.2% +19%
Lakewood: 31.3%
Average gross rent
$1,382 -9%
Lakewood: $1,525
Average HH income
$74,357 +5%
Lakewood: $70,524
Poverty rate
8.7% -36%
Lakewood: 13.6%
Renter share
53.5% +2%
Lakewood: 52.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Clover Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.2–7.2

Why Clover Park scores 7.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Rent control risk
37% of income on rent · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
54% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Economic stress
8.7% below poverty line · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Risk score comparison

Clover Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Clover Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.2Clover ParkNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city6.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Clover Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
53053071901 7.2 5,597 37% $1,382
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 77

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 49%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 85%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.
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