1 census tracts · pop 5,053 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 6.1–6.1
Comstock is a one-tract quarter of Spokane, WA and houses 5,053 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Spokane baseline of 31.6%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.9/10.
The filing record is not thin: 18 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,382, 14% above the Spokane average of $1,215. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 0.9% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 0.9% in 2016 against a 0.9% peak. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Spokane, it ranks #12 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Garland District and South Perry District.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $71,584. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Comstock vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Comstock
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
18Total filings (sum)
0.84%Avg annual filing rate
0.9%Peak year (2014)
0.94%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Comstock
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Comstock?
Comstock scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Comstock compare to Spokane overall?
Comstock scores 0.2 points higher than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,382 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Comstock?
Average gross rent in Comstock is $1,382/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Comstock residents are renters?
37% of Comstock households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 5,053 residents.
Q5
Is Comstock a high social-vulnerability area?
Comstock sits in the 25th 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 Comstock for landlords?
Comstock carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Comstock?
Comstock has 4,910 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%), Other / Multiracial (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
