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Lawton Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033004703 · King County, WA · pop 4,074 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 53033004703 sits in the Lawton Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 4,074 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 32% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,062/month against a median household income of $160,833 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 51% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units2,082
Renter share74.8%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$160,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 4 tracts In Lawton Park
Elevated
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank — 11th percentileBottomTop
#158 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Very Low
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank — 53th percentileBottomTop
#232 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
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 47.6643, -122.3721 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lawton Park 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
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,062 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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.
Lawton Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 004703Seattle: 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.

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.

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 53033004703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033004703?

Census tract 53033004703 in the Lawton Park 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 53033004703?

Median gross rent is $2,062/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033004703?

2.0% of residents in tract 53033004703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,074.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033004703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 1th, minority 39th, housing 67th.

Q5

Is tract 53033004703 considered part of Lawton Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033004703 fall within Lawton Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How does tract 53033004703 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033004703 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.

Q7

Was tract 53033004703 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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