Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
South Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53053071309 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,382 · 48% of tract blocks fall in South Hill
With a score of 5/10, tract 53053071309 in South Hill, WA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,382 residents. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, 19% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5
Moderate
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
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
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 5
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 main counterweight is economic stress at 1.5/10. Court records carry 92 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points.
Average gross rent is $1,853, 11% below the South Hill average. The worst year on record was 2012, when 4.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $95,179.
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 53053071309
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071309?
Census tract 53053071309 in South Hill scores 5/10 (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 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 5/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in South Hill
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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