Neighborhood · South Hill, WA

Meridian Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 22,074 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 3.5–5.3

Meridian Terrace is a 5-tract neighborhood of South Hill, WA, population 22,074. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a South Hill baseline of 29.9%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.5 to 5.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

Filings are well documented here: 117 across 2 observed tracts. The severe-burden share is 9%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 93.0% of renter households.

The voucher gap is 10.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. At $2,273 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of South Hill commands. The most recent observed rate, 4.4% in 2015, is well off that peak.

Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of South Hill, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

For a like-for-like read, Emerald Glen and The Ridge at Glacier Creek score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $113,848.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

5 tracts · population-weighted

Meridian Terrace vs South Hill How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

42.2% +41%

South Hill: 29.9%

Average gross rent

$2,273 +9%

South Hill: $2,088

Average HH income

$113,848 +4%

South Hill: $109,235

Poverty rate

7.8% +14%

South Hill: 6.9%

Renter share

21.8% -26%

South Hill: 29.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian Terrace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 3.5–5.3

Why Meridian Terrace scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts

5.6

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Rent control risk

42% of income on rent · Range 4.3–6.3 across tracts

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.9–6.1 across tracts

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

22% renter households · Range 4.3–6.0 across tracts

5.3

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.0–5.1 across tracts

4.6

Economic stress

7.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.5 across tracts

2.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.9–8.1 across tracts

6.1

Risk score comparison

Meridian Terrace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Meridian Terrace?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.8 points from 3.5 to 5.3. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.3 5.2 4.0 3.8 3.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

5 tracts in Meridian Terrace

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
53053073126	5.3	4,746	20%	$2,686
53053073131	5.2	3,296	58%	$2,035
53053073132	4	4,692	67%	$2,436
53053073124	3.8	5,042	64%	$2,052
53053073133	3.5	4,298	3%	$2,080

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 48

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 38%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 61%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 60%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 47%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Meridian Terrace

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

117Total filings (sum)
13.84%Avg annual filing rate
93.0%Peak year (2008)
4.42%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

120Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).

Frequently asked

About Meridian Terrace

What is the eviction-risk score for Meridian Terrace?

Meridian Terrace scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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.

How does Meridian Terrace compare to South Hill overall?

Meridian Terrace scores 0.9 points lower than South Hill overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,273 vs $2,088.

What is the average rent in Meridian Terrace?

Average gross rent in Meridian Terrace is $2,273/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Meridian Terrace residents are renters?

22% of Meridian Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in South Hill). The neighborhood has 22,074 residents.

Is Meridian Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?

Meridian Terrace sits in the 48th 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.

Which tracts in Meridian Terrace have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Meridian Terrace is census tract 53053073126 (score 5.3/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.3, a spread of 1.8 points.

How safe is Meridian Terrace for landlords?

Meridian Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to South Hill as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Meridian Terrace?

Meridian Terrace has 21,564 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.4%), Other / Multiracial (16.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Meridian Terrace

5 The Ridge at Southwood 3 tracts · pop 12,278 5.4 Wyndam Ranch 4 tracts · pop 22,454 4.4 The Ridge at Glacier Creek 2 tracts · pop 13,239 5.1 Glacier Creek 2 tracts · pop 10,900 6.8 Manorwood North III 2 tracts · pop 12,727 5 La Grand Station 2 tracts · pop 13,100

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside South Hill

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Meridian Terrace.

4.4 Emerald Glen 1 tracts · pop 5,660 4.5 The Ridge at Glacier Creek 2 tracts · pop 13,239 4.5 The North Rim 1 tracts · pop 3,772 3.8 Uplands 1 tracts · pop 6,165 5.1 Glacier Creek 2 tracts · pop 10,900 5.2 Western Sunset 1 tracts · pop 5,201

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