1 census tracts · pop 6,625 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Deer Creek maps to a single census tract in Puyallup, WA and houses 6,625 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Puyallup rate of 29.8%. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 334 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 3.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.4% in 2015 against a 3.8% peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Puyallup, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are La Grand Station and Larkspur. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,772, close to the Puyallup average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $101,676.
64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 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
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Deer Creek vs PuyallupHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Deer Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
334Total filings (sum)
2.85%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak year (2009)
3.42%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
113Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.86×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Deer Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Deer Creek?
Deer Creek scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 Deer Creek compare to Puyallup overall?
Deer Creek scores 0.6 points lower than Puyallup overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,772 vs $1,812.
Q3
What is the average rent in Deer Creek?
Average gross rent in Deer Creek is $1,772/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Deer Creek residents are renters?
64% of Deer Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Puyallup). The neighborhood has 6,625 residents.
Q5
Is Deer Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Deer Creek sits in the 47th 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 Deer Creek for landlords?
Deer Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Puyallup as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Deer Creek?
Deer Creek has 6,815 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70%), Other / Multiracial (12.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
