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Greek Row Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033005307 · King County, WA · pop 3,004 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 53033005307 sits in the Greek Row neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,004 and an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). 74% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 43% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,132/month against a median household income of $40,548 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 72% Stable renters 26% Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units492
Renter share98.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate49.7%
Median income$40,548

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Greek Row
Very Low
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank — 98th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank — 99th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 494 tracts In King County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6631, -122.3087 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greek Row scores 7.1

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
49.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,132 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 Greek Row compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Greek Row risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.17.1This tracttract 005307Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

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.

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 53033005307

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005307?

Census tract 53033005307 in the Greek Row neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 53033005307?

Median gross rent is $1,132/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005307?

49.7% of residents in tract 53033005307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,004.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 1th, minority 63th, housing 76th.

Q5

Is tract 53033005307 considered part of Greek Row?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005307 fall within Greek Row (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How does tract 53033005307 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005307 scores 7.1/10 — 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 53033005307 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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