Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle
Tract 53033002400 · King County, WA · pop 3,143 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
53033002400 is a census tract in the Wedgwood area of Seattle, WA. It scores 6.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,143 residents. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 9.5/10.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
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 parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
70
th percentile
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 6.9
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 13Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.8%Peak (2012)
- 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wedgwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wedgwood
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10.
Against King County at 44.1%, roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened. Disability prevalence runs 16.7% against 31.5% nationally.
The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The filing record is not thin: 13 evictions over 7 years of observation.
Average gross rent is $1,748, 14% below the Seattle average. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.7% against 11.3% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2012, when 0.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 0.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 1.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033002400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033002400?
Census tract 53033002400 in the Wedgwood neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 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 6.9/10, 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.
Tract · WA
NewHolly
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · WA
Rainier Vista
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · WA
NewHolly
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · WA
Licton Springs
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · WA
Kenwood
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · WA
Little Saigon
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · WA
South Park
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · WA
Pinehurst
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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