8 census tracts · pop 33,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 5–7.3
Garland District is a 8-tract neighborhood of Spokane, WA, population 33,052. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, Elevated tier. The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5 to 7.3, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Against a Spokane baseline of 31.6%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 3/10.
Filings are well documented here: 380 across 8 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 5.2% of renter households.
Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Spokane, it ranks #12 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Comstock and South Perry District score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,285, close to the Spokane average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $68,340. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
8 tracts · population-weighted
Garland District vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garland District
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
380Total filings (sum)
2.49%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2016)
2.64%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Garland District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garland District?
Garland District scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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 Garland District compare to Spokane overall?
Garland District scores 0.2 points higher than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,285 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garland District?
Average gross rent in Garland District is $1,285/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garland District residents are renters?
33% of Garland District households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 33,052 residents.
Q5
Is Garland District a high social-vulnerability area?
Garland District sits in the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Garland District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Garland District is census tract 53063001400 (score 7.3/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 7.3, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Garland District for landlords?
Garland District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Garland District?
Garland District has 33,124 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%), Other / Multiracial (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
