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Seward Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033010200 · King County, WA · pop 5,253 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 53033010200 sits in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 5,253 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 15% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 3% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,581/month against a median household income of $166,979 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 9% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,058
Renter share11.1%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$166,979

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Seward Park
Moderate
Within parent city
1 th percentile
Rank — 1th percentileBottomTop
#175 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Very Low
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank — 30th percentileBottomTop
#347 of 494 tracts In King County
Low
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank — 49th percentileBottomTop
#902 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.5565, -122.2517 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seward Park scores 5.2

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
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,581 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Seward Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Seward Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 010200Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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.

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)

  • 56Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 1.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2010)
  • 2Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330102002004: 6 filings (1.73/100 renter HHs)2005: 6 filings (1.92/100 renter HHs)2006: 4 filings (1.28/100 renter HHs)2007: 4 filings (1.28/100 renter HHs)2008: 4 filings (1.28/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (2.88/100 renter HHs)2010: 11 filings (3.16/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (1.62/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (0.69/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (0.46/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 10 months.
Frequently asked

About tract 53033010200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033010200?

Census tract 53033010200 in the Seward Park neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 53033010200?

Median gross rent is $2,581/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033010200?

2.4% of residents in tract 53033010200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,253.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033010200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 30th, minority 59th, housing 46th.

Q5

Is tract 53033010200 considered part of Seward Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033010200 fall within Seward Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033010200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 56 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033010200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.63% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033010200 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033010200 scores 5.2/10 — 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 53033010200 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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