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Licton Springs Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033001201 · King County, WA · pop 4,180 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 53033001201 in the Licton Springs area of Seattle ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,180 residents. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,631 a month while the average household earns $49,098 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 35% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units2,291

Renter share80.4%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate27.4%

Median income$49,098

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.7080, -122.3273 · click any tract to drill in

Why Licton Springs scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Seattle

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

27.4% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,631 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Seattle

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Seattle

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Seattle

8.5

How Licton Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

70%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
88%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Licton Springs. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Licton Springs

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Seattle eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the King County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033001201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033001201?

Census tract 53033001201 in the Licton Springs 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 53033001201?

Median gross rent is $1,631/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033001201?

27.4% of residents in tract 53033001201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,180.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033001201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 90th, minority 53th, housing 88th.

Is tract 53033001201 considered part of Licton Springs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033001201 fall within Licton Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033001201 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033001201 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Seattle at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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