Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
South Hill Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53053071309 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,382 · 48% of tract blocks fall in South Hill
Census tract 53053071309 sits in South Hill eviction risk in Pierce County, Washington eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #63,736 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 19% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,853 monthly, set against $95,179 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,538
Renter share19.6%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$95,179
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.1150, -122.3403 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Hill scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Hill
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,853 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Hill
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Hill
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Hill
5.1
How South Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 92Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2012)
- 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 37Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.03×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Hill
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Hill eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pierce County average of 5.5 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 92 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053071309
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071309?
Census tract 53053071309 in South Hill scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 53053071309?
Median gross rent is $1,853/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071309?
6.0% of residents in tract 53053071309 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,382.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071309?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 53th, minority 50th, housing 20th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053071309?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053071309 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.81% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053071309 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.03× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053071309 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053071309 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of South Hill at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Hill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Hill
Top eight tracts in South Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Manorwood North III
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Meridian Terrace
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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Glacier Creek
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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Meridian Terrace
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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Western Sunset
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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Glacier Creek
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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53053073120
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
The North Rim
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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