Brightwood Park Eviction Risk: High , Washington

The score leans hardest on state political climate at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.5/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. 66% 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.

At $1,513 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Washington commands. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.2 points above the District of Columbia average of 8.7.

Housing insecurity runs 22.8% against 14.2% nationally. Court records carry 793 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

The worst year on record was 2018, when 25.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 18.6% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.