Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Glacier Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Hill
Tract 53053071304 · Pierce County, WA · pop 6,790 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
53053071304 is a census tract in the Glacier Creek area of South Hill, WA. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.3/10.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,803
Renter share47.8%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$95,425
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Hill and the region
Centroid at 47.1370, -122.3102 · click any tract to drill in
Why Glacier Creek scores 5.3
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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,847 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 Glacier Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 340Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2007)
- 31Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 148Total filings 2020-21
- 1.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.12×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
Within Glacier Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Glacier Creek
17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 340 filings here across 11 tracked years. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Average gross rent is $1,847, 12% below the South Hill average. The worst year on record was 2007, when 3.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.6% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Pierce County average of 5.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $95,425.
48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053071304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071304?
Census tract 53053071304 in the Glacier Creek neighborhood 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 53053071304?
Median gross rent is $1,847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071304?
9.1% of residents in tract 53053071304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,790.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 36th, minority 48th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 53053071304 considered part of Glacier Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071304 fall within Glacier Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053071304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 340 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053071304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.62% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053071304 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.12× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053071304 compare to South Hill overall?
Tract 53053071304 scores 5.3/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Hill
Top eight tracts in South Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.1
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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Meridian Terrace
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Western Sunset
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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53053071309
5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Glacier Creek
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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