Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Meridian Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Shoreline
Tract 53033020500 · King County, WA · pop 7,498 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
53033020500 is a census tract in the Meridian Park area of Shoreline, WA. It scores 6.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 7,498 residents. 61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the King County average of 44.1%.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units3,129
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$131,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shoreline and the region
Centroid at 47.7563, -122.3138 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meridian Park scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shoreline
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,935 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shoreline
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shoreline
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shoreline
6.0
How Meridian Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 80Total filings over 10 yrs
- 0.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.3%Peak (2004)
- 10Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Meridian Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meridian Park
23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 2.2/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Court records carry 80 eviction filings across 10 observed years.
It sits 0.6 points below the King County average of 6.7. The worst year on record was 2004, when 1.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 0.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #17,650 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $131,563, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,935, close to the Shoreline average.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033020500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033020500?
Census tract 53033020500 in the Meridian Park neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 53033020500?
Median gross rent is $1,935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033020500?
10.1% of residents in tract 53033020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,498.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033020500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 74th, minority 62th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 53033020500 considered part of Meridian Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033020500 fall within Meridian Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033020500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 80 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033020500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.86% of renter households, peaking at 1.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033020500 compare to Shoreline overall?
Tract 53033020500 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Shoreline at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shoreline eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shoreline
Top eight tracts in Shoreline ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Echo Lake
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Echo Lake
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Richmond Highlands
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hillwood
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Highland Terrace
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Echo Lake
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Parkwood
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Paramount Park
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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