2 census tracts · pop 11,968 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.2–6.1
Northwest spans 2 census tracts of Spokane, WA, population 11,968. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 31.6% citywide, putting Northwest 25.3% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
Average gross rent is $1,417, 17% above the Spokane average of $1,215. Filings are well documented here: 52 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 1.8% of renter households.
That places it #13 of 21 neighborhoods in Spokane. Judgments average 0.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $82,041.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Northwest vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%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 Northwest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
52Total filings (sum)
1.52%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2016)
1.71%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Northwest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwest?
Northwest scores 5.7/10 (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 Northwest compare to Spokane overall?
Northwest scores 0.2 points lower than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,417 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwest?
Average gross rent in Northwest is $1,417/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwest residents are renters?
21% of Northwest households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 11,968 residents.
Q5
Is Northwest a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwest sits in the 33rd 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
Which tracts in Northwest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northwest is census tract 53063000900 (score 6.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.1, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Northwest for landlords?
Northwest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northwest?
Northwest has 12,092 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.4%), Other / Multiracial (9.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
