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Hawthorne Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033004000 · King County, WA · pop 3,153 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 53033004000 sits in the Hawthorne Hills neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,153 and an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). 52% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 31% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,582/month against a median household income of $122,368 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 15% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,420
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$122,368

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 6 tracts In Hawthorne Hills
Very High
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank — 85th percentileBottomTop
#28 of 177 tracts In Seattle
High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank — 95th percentileBottomTop
#26 of 494 tracts In King County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank — 98th percentileBottomTop
#42 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6802, -122.2516 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hawthorne Hills scores 6.4

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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,582 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Hawthorne Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hawthorne Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 004000Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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)

  • 26Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 0.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak (2004)
  • 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330040002004: 6 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2005: 2 filings (0.79/100 renter HHs)2006: 4 filings (1.58/100 renter HHs)2007: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2008: 1 filings (0.40/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (1.19/100 renter HHs)2010: 1 filings (0.29/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (0.62/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (1.04/100 renter HHs)2013: 1 filings (0.21/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 83% over the past 10 months.
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Frequently asked

About tract 53033004000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033004000?

Census tract 53033004000 in the Hawthorne Hills neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 53033004000?

Median gross rent is $1,582/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033004000?

14.6% of residents in tract 53033004000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,153.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033004000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 47th, minority 42th, housing 79th.

Q5

Is tract 53033004000 considered part of Hawthorne Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033004000 fall within Hawthorne Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033004000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 53033004000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.90% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033004000 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033004000 scores 6.4/10 — 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 53033004000 historically redlined?

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

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