2 census tracts · pop 5,940 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.5–6
Latah Valley spans 2 census tracts of Spokane, WA and houses 5,940 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
At $1,575 a month, rents sit 30% over what the rest of Spokane commands. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.5 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in three of renter households. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records carry 24 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 4.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #17 of 21 neighborhoods in Spokane. Only 15% 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 Southgate and Lincoln Heights.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $92,629.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Latah Valley 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 & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Latah Valley
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
24Total filings (sum)
1.72%Avg annual filing rate
4.3%Peak year (2015)
0.61%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Latah Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Latah Valley?
Latah Valley scores 5.1/10 (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 Latah Valley compare to Spokane overall?
Latah Valley scores 0.8 points lower than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,575 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Latah Valley?
Average gross rent in Latah Valley is $1,575/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Latah Valley residents are renters?
15% of Latah Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 5,940 residents.
Q5
Is Latah Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Latah Valley sits in the 24th 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 Latah Valley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Latah Valley is census tract 53063003900 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 6, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Latah Valley for landlords?
Latah Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Spokane as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Latah Valley?
Latah Valley has 5,908 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%), Hispanic / Latino (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
