Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,188 of 84,120 nationally

North Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033001500 · King County, WA · pop 2,679 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53033001500 sits in the North Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 2,679 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 18% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,951/month against a median household income of $194,286 — roughly 12% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 12% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,100
Renter share14.9%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$194,286

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In North Beach
Moderate
Within parent city
1 th percentile
Rank — 1th percentileBottomTop
#176 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Very Low
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank — 32th percentileBottomTop
#337 of 494 tracts In King County
Low
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank — 49th percentileBottomTop
#902 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6980, -122.3953 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Beach scores 5.2

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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,951 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 North Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 001500Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A — Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 9Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 0.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.2%Peak (2004)
  • 1Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330015002004: 2 filings (1.15/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (0.66/100 renter HHs)2006: 1 filings (0.66/100 renter HHs)2007: 1 filings (0.66/100 renter HHs)2008: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2009: 2 filings (1.32/100 renter HHs)2010: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 1 filings (0.42/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (0.42/100 renter HHs)2013: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 10 months.
Frequently asked

About tract 53033001500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033001500?

Census tract 53033001500 in the North Beach neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 53033001500?

Median gross rent is $1,951/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033001500?

5.2% of residents in tract 53033001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,679.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 9th, minority 32th, housing 7th.

Q5

Is tract 53033001500 considered part of North Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033001500 fall within North Beach (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033001500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 53033001500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.76% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033001500 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033001500 scores 5.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Seattle at 8.2/10. 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.

Q8

Was tract 53033001500 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% 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 Seattle

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

Related