Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,663 of 84,120 nationally
Lawton Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle
Tract 53033005700 · King County, WA · pop 6,483 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 53033005700 sits in the Lawton Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 6,483 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 26% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 14% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,407/month against a median household income of $185,409 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units3,069
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$185,409
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6581, -122.4138 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lawton Park scores 5.5
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
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,407 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Lawton Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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
- 9%Grade B
- 35%Grade C
- 2%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 · 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)
- 33Total filings over 9 yrs
- 0.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.7%Peak (2010)
- 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 80% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lawton Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033005700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005700?
Census tract 53033005700 in the Lawton Park neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 53033005700?
Median gross rent is $2,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005700?
4.8% of residents in tract 53033005700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,483.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 18th, minority 49th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 53033005700 considered part of Lawton Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005700 fall within Lawton Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033005700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 53033005700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.44% of renter households, peaking at 0.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033005700 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033005700 scores 5.5/10 — 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 53033005700 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. 2% 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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