1 census tracts · pop 6,165 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Uplands maps to a single census tract in South Hill, WA, population 6,165. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs about half against 29.9% citywide, putting Uplands 22.8% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. The filing record is not thin: 35 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 2.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 4.8% in 2015 against a 2.4% peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of South Hill, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third.
At 16% 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 Meridian Terrace and Emerald Glen. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,120, close to the South Hill average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Uplands vs South HillHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Uplands
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
35Total filings (sum)
2.38%Avg annual filing rate
2.4%Peak year (2009)
4.81%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
50Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
3.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Uplands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Uplands?
Uplands scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Uplands compare to South Hill overall?
Uplands scores 1.4 points lower than South Hill overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,120 vs $2,088.
Q3
What is the average rent in Uplands?
Average gross rent in Uplands is $2,120/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Uplands residents are renters?
16% of Uplands households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in South Hill). The neighborhood has 6,165 residents.
Q5
Is Uplands a high social-vulnerability area?
Uplands sits in the 27th 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.
Q6
How safe is Uplands for landlords?
Uplands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Uplands?
Uplands has 7,058 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12%), Other / Multiracial (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
