Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Fox Glen Eviction Risk: Elevated , University Place

Tract 53053072307 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,942 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

53053072307 is a census tract in the Fox Glen area of University Place, WA. It scores 6.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,942 residents. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 18% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,949

Renter share44.1%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate10.7%

Median income$88,542

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across University Place and the region

Centroid at 47.2166, -122.5529 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fox Glen scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from University Place

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

10.7% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,597 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from University Place

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from University Place

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from University Place

6.3

How Fox Glen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

43%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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)

205Total filings over 11 yrs
2.00%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak (2006)
12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2015

Filings dropped 52% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

62Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly (observed)
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fox Glen

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. 58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Pierce County average of 47.5%.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 205 filings here across 11 tracked years.

Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Average gross rent is $1,597, 9% below the University Place average. The worst year on record was 2006, when 3.2% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6/10. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $88,542. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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 53053072307

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072307?

Census tract 53053072307 in the Fox Glen neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53053072307?

Median gross rent is $1,597/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072307?

10.7% of residents in tract 53053072307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,942.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 67th, minority 57th, housing 57th.

Is tract 53053072307 considered part of Fox Glen?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053072307 fall within Fox Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072307?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 205 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072307 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.00% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 53053072307 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.98× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.

How does tract 53053072307 compare to University Place overall?

Tract 53053072307 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of University Place at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University Place eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in University Place

Top eight tracts in University Place ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org