2 census tracts · pop 3,690 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.9–6.4
Orchard Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Spokane Valley, WA, population 3,690. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, Elevated tier. Against a Spokane Valley baseline of 31.1%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
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 strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 29 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 5.1% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,227, 9% below the Spokane Valley average of $1,353. That places it #4 of 6 neighborhoods in Spokane Valley.
Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Greenacres and Veradale. Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $68,278.
With little internal variation, 6.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Orchard Park vs Spokane ValleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Orchard Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
29Total filings (sum)
2.76%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2016)
4.02%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Orchard Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Orchard Park?
Orchard Park scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 Orchard Park compare to Spokane Valley overall?
Orchard Park scores 0.1 points higher than Spokane Valley overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,227 vs $1,353.
Q3
What is the average rent in Orchard Park?
Average gross rent in Orchard Park is $1,227/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Orchard Park residents are renters?
23% of Orchard Park households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Spokane Valley). The neighborhood has 3,690 residents.
Q5
Is Orchard Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Orchard Park sits in the 30th 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 Orchard Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Orchard Park is census tract 53063012200 (score 6.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 6.4, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Orchard Park for landlords?
Orchard Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Valley as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Orchard Park?
Orchard Park has 3,619 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.5%), Hispanic / Latino (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
