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Westlake Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033006701 · King County, WA · pop 3,658 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Census tract 53033006701 sits in the Westlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,658 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 32% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 13% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,457/month against a median household income of $162,734 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 64% Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units2,370
Renter share94.7%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate0.4%
Median income$162,734

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 5 tracts In Westlake
Moderate
Within parent city
21 th percentile
Rank — 21th percentileBottomTop
#140 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Low
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank — 61th percentileBottomTop
#192 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#354 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6324, -122.3408 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westlake scores 5.7

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
0.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,457 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Westlake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westlake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 006701Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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 53033006701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033006701?

Census tract 53033006701 in the Westlake neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 53033006701?

Median gross rent is $2,457/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033006701?

0.4% of residents in tract 53033006701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,658.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033006701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 0th, minority 69th, housing 68th.

Q5

Is tract 53033006701 considered part of Westlake?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033006701 fall within Westlake (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How does tract 53033006701 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033006701 scores 5.7/10 — 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 53033006701 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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