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Neighborhood · South Hill, WA

The Ridge at Glacier Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 13,239 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 3.8–5

The Ridge at Glacier Creek is a 2-tract neighborhood of South Hill, WA and houses 13,239 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 29.9% citywide, putting The Ridge at Glacier Creek 22.5% over its own city.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.8 to 5, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10. Court records carry 254 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 4.6% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 3.4% in 2015 against a 4.6% peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of South Hill, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

The closest comparables inside the same city are The North Rim and Emerald Glen. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent runs $2,115, close to the South Hill average.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Ridge at Glacier Creek vs South Hill How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.4% +75%
South Hill: 29.9%
Average gross rent
$2,115 +1%
South Hill: $2,088
Average HH income
$137,129 +26%
South Hill: $109,235
Poverty rate
6.1% -11%
South Hill: 6.9%
Renter share
27.5% -7%
South Hill: 29.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Ridge at Glacier Creek and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.8–5

Why The Ridge at Glacier Creek scores 4.5

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
52% of income on rent · Range 5.8–6.3 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–6.1 across tracts
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
28% renter households · Range 6.0–8.5 across tracts
7.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.1 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
6.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.1 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.8–5.6 across tracts
5.3
Risk score comparison

The Ridge at Glacier Creek vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

The Ridge at Glacier Creek score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.5The Ridge at GlaciNeighborhood5.2Parent cityhost city6.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in The Ridge at Glacier Creek

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
53053071310 5 7,646 67% $2,190
53053071307 3.8 5,593 32% $2,012
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 19

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 23%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 23%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in The Ridge at Glacier Creek

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 254Total filings (sum)
  • 2.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak year (2014)
  • 3.42%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 128Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.8Avg monthly observed
  • 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.60×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About The Ridge at Glacier Creek

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Ridge at Glacier Creek?

The Ridge at Glacier Creek scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 The Ridge at Glacier Creek compare to South Hill overall?

The Ridge at Glacier Creek scores 0.7 points lower than South Hill overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,115 vs $2,088.
Q3

What is the average rent in The Ridge at Glacier Creek?

Average gross rent in The Ridge at Glacier Creek is $2,115/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of The Ridge at Glacier Creek residents are renters?

28% of The Ridge at Glacier Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in South Hill). The neighborhood has 13,239 residents.
Q5

Is The Ridge at Glacier Creek a high social-vulnerability area?

The Ridge at Glacier Creek sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in The Ridge at Glacier Creek have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in The Ridge at Glacier Creek is census tract 53053071310 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 5, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is The Ridge at Glacier Creek for landlords?

The Ridge at Glacier Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of The Ridge at Glacier Creek?

The Ridge at Glacier Creek has 13,021 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.7%), Hispanic / Latino (10.3%), Other / Multiracial (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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