2 census tracts · pop 9,740 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.5–5.1
Aspen takes in 2 census tracts of Mill Creek, WA, population 9,740. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 68% against 29.3% citywide, putting Aspen 38.9% over its own city.
28% 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. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Average gross rent is $2,828, 26% above the Mill Creek average of $2,249.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.5 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Filings are well documented here: 16 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 1.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in Mill Creek. At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Pembrook and Lakewood score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $153,890.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Aspen vs Mill CreekHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Aspen
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
16Total filings (sum)
1.12%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2014)
1.01%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Aspen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Aspen?
Aspen scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Aspen compare to Mill Creek overall?
Aspen scores 2.1 points lower than Mill Creek overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,828 vs $2,249.
Q3
What is the average rent in Aspen?
Average gross rent in Aspen is $2,828/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Aspen residents are renters?
15% of Aspen households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Mill Creek). The neighborhood has 9,740 residents.
Q5
Is Aspen a high social-vulnerability area?
Aspen sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Aspen have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Aspen is census tract 53061052006 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.1, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Aspen for landlords?
Aspen carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mill Creek as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Aspen?
Aspen has 9,438 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.7%), Other / Multiracial (9.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.