Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Interbay Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033005901 · King County, WA · pop 3,832 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Here is how census tract 53033005901, in Interbay in Seattle eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,832. On the national scale it ranks #40,964 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,038 a month against an average household income of $158,074 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 44% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,233

Renter share57.0%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate7.7%

Median income$158,074

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6531, -122.3696 · click any tract to drill in

Why Interbay scores 4.2

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

7.7% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$2,038 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Interbay compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

23%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
89%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
17%Grade B
35%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Interbay. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Interbay

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Seattle eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the King County average of 5.5 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033005901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005901?

Census tract 53033005901 in the Interbay neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53033005901?

Median gross rent is $2,038/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005901?

7.7% of residents in tract 53033005901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,832.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 0th, minority 53th, housing 89th.

Is tract 53033005901 considered part of Interbay?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005901 fall within Interbay (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033005901 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005901 scores 4.2/10, lower 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.

Was tract 53033005901 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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