Balboa / South Indian Trail Eviction Risk: Moderate
1 census tracts · pop 5,729 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Balboa / South Indian Trail is a one-tract quarter of Spokane, WA and houses 5,729 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Spokane baseline of 31.6%, 16% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,415, 16% above the Spokane average of $1,215. Court records for this tract carry 11 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 2.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #19 of 21 neighborhoods in Spokane.
Only 13% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Five Mile Prairie and Vinegar Flats. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Balboa / South Indian Trail vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Balboa / South Indian Trail
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
11Total filings (sum)
1.47%Avg annual filing rate
2.3%Peak year (2015)
0.93%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Balboa / South Indian Trail
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Balboa / South Indian Trail?
Balboa / South Indian Trail scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Balboa / South Indian Trail compare to Spokane overall?
Balboa / South Indian Trail scores 1.4 points lower than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,415 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Balboa / South Indian Trail?
Average gross rent in Balboa / South Indian Trail is $1,415/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Balboa / South Indian Trail residents are renters?
13% of Balboa / South Indian Trail households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 5,729 residents.
Q5
Is Balboa / South Indian Trail a high social-vulnerability area?
Balboa / South Indian Trail sits in the 26th 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 Balboa / South Indian Trail for landlords?
Balboa / South Indian Trail carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Spokane as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Balboa / South Indian Trail?
Balboa / South Indian Trail has 5,454 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79%), Other / Multiracial (10.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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