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Lawton Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033004701 · King County, WA · pop 3,658 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 53033004701 sits in the Lawton Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,658 and an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). 50% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,208/month against a median household income of $112,872 — roughly 23% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 37% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units2,318

Renter share73.2%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$112,872

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6655, -122.3829 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lawton Park 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

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$2,208 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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 Lawton Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

57%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
23%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.

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Frequently asked

About tract 53033004701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033004701?

Census tract 53033004701 in the Lawton Park 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.

What is the average rent in tract 53033004701?

Median gross rent is $2,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033004701?

11.3% of residents in tract 53033004701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,658.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033004701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 4th, minority 53th, housing 94th.

Is tract 53033004701 considered part of Lawton Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033004701 fall within Lawton Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033004701 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033004701 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.

Was tract 53033004701 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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