Neighborhood · Ranked #22,404 of 84,120 nationally

Martha's Vineyard Eviction Risk: Moderate , University Place

Tract 53053072312 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,453 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 53053072312 sits in the Martha's Vineyard neighborhood of University Place, Washington. It has a population of 5,453 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 70% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 41% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,456/month against a median household income of $69,017 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 16% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,356

Renter share51.4%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate10.3%

Median income$69,017

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across University Place and the region

Centroid at 47.2043, -122.5203 · click any tract to drill in

Why Martha's Vineyard scores 5.9

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

10.3% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,456 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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 Martha's Vineyard compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

33%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
88%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
2%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

584Total filings over 11 yrs
6.65%Avg annual filing rate
6.0%Peak (2012)
59Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 — 2015

Filings climbed 44% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

139Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly (observed)
2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.88×Ratio to baseline

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

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53053072312

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072312?

Census tract 53053072312 in the Martha's Vineyard neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53053072312?

Median gross rent is $1,456/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072312?

10.3% of residents in tract 53053072312 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,453.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072312?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 44th, minority 66th, housing 88th.

Is tract 53053072312 considered part of Martha's Vineyard?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053072312 fall within Martha's Vineyard (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072312?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 584 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072312 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.65% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 53053072312 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.88× 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 53053072312 compare to University Place overall?

Tract 53053072312 scores 5.9/10 — higher than the parent city of University Place at 5.4/10. 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.

Was tract 53053072312 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in University Place

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