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Wedgwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033002400 · King County, WA · pop 3,143 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 53033002400 sits in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,143 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 35% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 16% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,748/month against a median household income of $168,059 — roughly 12% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 20% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,369
Renter share29.9%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$168,059

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 5 tracts In Wedgwood
Very Low
Within parent city
10 th percentile
Rank — 10th percentileBottomTop
#160 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Very Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank — 57th percentileBottomTop
#215 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank — 74th percentileBottomTop
#459 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6866, -122.2879 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wedgwood scores 5.6

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
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,748 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Wedgwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wedgwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 002400Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

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)

  • 13Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 0.50%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.8%Peak (2012)
  • 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330024002004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2006: 2 filings (0.53/100 renter HHs)2007: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (0.53/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (0.26/100 renter HHs)2010: 2 filings (0.49/100 renter HHs)2011: 2 filings (0.56/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (0.84/100 renter HHs)2013: 1 filings (0.28/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

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Within Wedgwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033002400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033002400?

Census tract 53033002400 in the Wedgwood neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 53033002400?

Median gross rent is $1,748/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033002400?

1.3% of residents in tract 53033002400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,143.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033002400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 16th, minority 34th, housing 23th.

Q5

Is tract 53033002400 considered part of Wedgwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033002400 fall within Wedgwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033002400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 53033002400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.50% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033002400 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033002400 scores 5.6/10 — 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Seattle

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

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