Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,622 of 84,120 nationally
University Park Eviction Risk: High , Seattle
Tract 53033004301 · King County, WA · pop 3,912 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 8.8/10, tract 53033004301 in the University Park area of Seattle, WA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,912 residents. The dominant input is local political climate at 9.5/10.
Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,308
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$116,111
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6694, -122.3002 · click any tract to drill in
Why University Park scores 8.8
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
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,843 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 University Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 52%Grade B
- 12%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
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
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)
- 11Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.2%Peak (2005)
- 1Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within University Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in University Park
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10. It sits 2.1 points above the King County average of 6.7.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Court records carry 11 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
At $1,843 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Seattle commands. Filings peaked in 2005 at 0.2% of renter households.
This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Seattle. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. In a typical year about 0.1% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 5.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033004301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033004301?
Census tract 53033004301 in the University Park neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (High 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 53033004301?
Median gross rent is $1,843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033004301?
17.5% of residents in tract 53033004301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,912.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033004301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 6th, minority 56th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 53033004301 considered part of University Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033004301 fall within University Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033004301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 53033004301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.14% of renter households, peaking at 0.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033004301 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033004301 scores 8.8/10, higher 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.
Q8
Was tract 53033004301 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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