Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Western Sunset Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Hill
Tract 53053073111 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,201 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 53053073111 sits in the Western Sunset area of South Hill eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. It is home to 5,201 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.8/10.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,681
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$91,350
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.1223, -122.2774 · click any tract to drill in
Why Western Sunset scores 5.2
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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,890 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Western Sunset compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 112Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.1%Peak (2007)
- 12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 140% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 32Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.83×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Western Sunset
Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Pierce County average of 47.5%.
Court records carry 112 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,890, 9% below the South Hill average.
The worst year on record was 2007, when 4.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 22% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10.
It tracks the Pierce County average of 5.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $91,350.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073111
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073111?
Census tract 53053073111 in the Western Sunset neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 53053073111?
Median gross rent is $1,890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073111?
7.0% of residents in tract 53053073111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,201.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073111?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 58th, minority 49th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 53053073111 considered part of Western Sunset?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053073111 fall within Western Sunset (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073111?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 112 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073111 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.05% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073111 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.83× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053073111 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053073111 scores 5.2/10, right in line with the parent city of South Hill at 5.2/10. 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.
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