Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally
Prairie Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53053070311 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,398 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Prairie Heights
Census tract 53053070311 is in Prairie Heights, Washington. It has a population of 5,398 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 34% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,033/month against a median household income of $124,447 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,887
Renter share7.9%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$124,447
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Prairie Heights and the region
Centroid at 47.1573, -122.1379 · click any tract to drill in
Why Prairie Heights scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Prairie Heights
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,033 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prairie Heights
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prairie Heights
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prairie Heights
4.1
How Prairie Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 65Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2013)
- 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 65Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 5.13×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
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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053070311
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053070311?
Census tract 53053070311 in Prairie Heights scores 5.3/10 (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 53053070311?
Median gross rent is $2,033/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053070311?
7.1% of residents in tract 53053070311 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,398.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053070311?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 41th, minority 38th, housing 21th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053070311?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053070311 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.66% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053070311 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 5.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053070311 compare to Prairie Heights overall?
Tract 53053070311 scores 5.3/10 — higher than the parent city of Prairie Heights at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Prairie Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Prairie Heights
Top eight tracts in Prairie Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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