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Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally

Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033007901 · King County, WA · pop 3,153 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 53033007901 sits in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,153 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 40% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 13% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,597/month against a median household income of $76,033 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 45% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,127
Renter share76.2%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$76,033

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
29 th percentile
Rank — 29th percentileBottomTop
#6 of 8 tracts In Little Saigon
Low
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank — 43th percentileBottomTop
#101 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Moderate
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#98 of 494 tracts In King County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank — 91th percentileBottomTop
#167 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6144, -122.3108 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Saigon scores 6.0

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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,597 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 Little Saigon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Little Saigon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 007901Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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 53033007901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033007901?

Census tract 53033007901 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (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 53033007901?

Median gross rent is $1,597/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033007901?

11.9% of residents in tract 53033007901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,153.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033007901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 14th, minority 52th, housing 86th.

Q5

Is tract 53033007901 considered part of Little Saigon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033007901 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How does tract 53033007901 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033007901 scores 6.0/10 — 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 53033007901 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 64% 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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