Neighborhood · Spokane, WA

Southgate Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 14,093 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 4.7–5.9

Southgate is a 3-tract quarter of Spokane, WA and houses 14,093 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Spokane baseline of 31.6%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10.

Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 4.7 to 5.9. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Filings are well documented here: 59 across 2 observed tracts. At $1,373 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Spokane commands.

Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 2.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2016, is well off that peak.

That places it #17 of 21 neighborhoods in Spokane. For a like-for-like read, Lincoln Heights and The Y score within a fraction of it.

Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Southgate vs Spokane How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

58.1% +84%

Spokane: 31.6%

Average gross rent

$1,373 +13%

Spokane: $1,215

Average HH income

$83,617 +27%

Spokane: $65,745

Poverty rate

7.4% -49%

Spokane: 14.6%

Renter share

39.4% -4%

Spokane: 41.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southgate and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.7–5.9

Why Southgate scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts

4.8

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Rent control risk

58% of income on rent · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

39% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Economic stress

7.4% below poverty line · Range 1.1–3.8 across tracts

1.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.2–4.8 across tracts

4.5

Risk score comparison

Southgate vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Southgate?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.2 points from 4.7 to 5.9. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.9 5.6 4.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Southgate

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
53063004702	5.9	3,758	49%	$1,422
53063004800	5.6	4,548	65%	$1,382
53063004900	4.7	5,787	58%	$1,334

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 48

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 27%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 78%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 26%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 59%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Southgate

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

59Total filings (sum)
1.37%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2015)
1.05%Latest filed (2016)

Frequently asked

About Southgate

What is the eviction-risk score for Southgate?

Southgate scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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.

How does Southgate compare to Spokane overall?

Southgate scores 0.6 points lower than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,373 vs $1,215.

What is the average rent in Southgate?

Average gross rent in Southgate is $1,373/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Southgate residents are renters?

39% of Southgate households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 14,093 residents.

Is Southgate a high social-vulnerability area?

Southgate sits in the 48th 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.

Which tracts in Southgate have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Southgate is census tract 53063004702 (score 5.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.9, a spread of 1.2 points.

How safe is Southgate for landlords?

Southgate carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Southgate?

Southgate has 14,408 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%), Other / Multiracial (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Southgate

5.3 Lincoln Heights 2 tracts · pop 6,313 6.1 South Perry District 3 tracts · pop 13,204 5.3 Latah Valley 2 tracts · pop 5,940 6.7 Sprague Union District 4 tracts · pop 13,191 6.5 Cannon's Addition 5 tracts · pop 11,580 7.3 University District 4 tracts · pop 11,574

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Spokane

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Southgate.

5.4 Lincoln Heights 2 tracts · pop 6,313 5.4 The Y 7 tracts · pop 23,231 5.1 Latah Valley 2 tracts · pop 5,940 5.7 Northwest 2 tracts · pop 11,968 4.7 North Indian Trail 3 tracts · pop 12,181 6.1 Garland District 8 tracts · pop 33,052

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