3 census tracts · pop 12,278 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.2–6.5
The Ridge at Southwood takes in 3 census tracts of Spanaway, WA, population 12,278. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 40% against 29.0% citywide, putting The Ridge at Southwood 10.5% over its own city.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.2 to 6.5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.8/10. 19% 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.
The filing record is not thin: 199 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 6.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 4.4% in 2015 against a 6.8% peak. 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. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,898, close to the Spanaway average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $108,689.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 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
4.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
The Ridge at Southwood vs SpanawayHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Ridge at Southwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
199Total filings (sum)
4.33%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2012)
4.39%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
253Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.14×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About The Ridge at Southwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Ridge at Southwood?
The Ridge at Southwood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Southwood compare to Spanaway overall?
The Ridge at Southwood scores 0.4 points lower than Spanaway overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,898 vs $1,813.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Ridge at Southwood?
Average gross rent in The Ridge at Southwood is $1,898/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Ridge at Southwood residents are renters?
22% of The Ridge at Southwood households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Spanaway). The neighborhood has 12,278 residents.
Q5
Is The Ridge at Southwood a high social-vulnerability area?
The Ridge at Southwood sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). 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 Southwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Ridge at Southwood is census tract 53053071416 (score 6.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 6.5, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is The Ridge at Southwood for landlords?
The Ridge at Southwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Spanaway as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Ridge at Southwood?
The Ridge at Southwood has 12,384 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.4%), Hispanic / Latino (20.7%), Other / Multiracial (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
