Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally
Licton Springs Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle
Tract 53033001800 · King County, WA · pop 4,641 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 53033001800 sits in the Licton Springs area of Seattle eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.5/10. It is home to 4,641 residents. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9.5/10.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,309
Renter share63.1%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$115,168
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6941, -122.3420 · click any tract to drill in
Why Licton Springs scores 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
$1,917 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 116Total filings over 10 yrs
- 0.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.5%Peak (2005)
- 18Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Licton Springs. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Licton Springs
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Disability prevalence runs 16.4% against 31.5% nationally.
The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Cost burden runs 39% here against 44.1% across King County.
Court records carry 116 eviction filings across 10 observed years. It sits 0.8 points above the King County average of 6.7.
The worst year on record was 2005, when 1.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 1.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033001800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033001800?
Census tract 53033001800 in the Licton Springs neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53033001800?
Median gross rent is $1,917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033001800?
5.2% of residents in tract 53033001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,641.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033001800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 1th, minority 57th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 53033001800 considered part of Licton Springs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033001800 fall within Licton Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033001800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033001800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.96% of renter households, peaking at 1.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033001800 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033001800 scores 7.5/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Seattle
Top eight tracts in Seattle ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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West Campus
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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University Park
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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West Campus
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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Foy
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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