Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

University District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spokane

Tract 53063002502 · Spokane County, WA · pop 2,624 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

53063002502 is a census tract in the University District area of Spokane, WA. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. Cost burden runs 60% here against 45.2% across Spokane County.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 27% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units1,054

Renter share68.1%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate34.2%

Median income$44,529

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6720, -117.3931 · click any tract to drill in

Why University District scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Spokane

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.8

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

34.2% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$1,185 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Spokane

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Spokane

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Spokane

5.5

How University District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

81%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
78%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
62%Grade C
7%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University District

The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. It sits 1.6 points above the Spokane County average of 5.7.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 3/10. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53063002502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063002502?

Census tract 53063002502 in the University District neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53063002502?

Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063002502?

34.2% of residents in tract 53063002502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,624.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063002502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 11th, minority 19th, housing 78th.

Is tract 53063002502 considered part of University District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063002502 fall within University District (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53063002502 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063002502 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Spokane at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spokane eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 53063002502 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 7% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Spokane

Top eight tracts in Spokane ranked by composite eviction-risk score.