Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Meridian Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shoreline
Tract 53033020600 · King County, WA · pop 3,759 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 53033020600 sits in the Meridian Park area of Shoreline eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. It is home to 3,759 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,171
Renter share11.9%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$165,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shoreline and the region
Centroid at 47.7560, -122.3321 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meridian Park scores 5.3
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
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,223 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%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)
- 35Total filings over 9 yrs
- 1.56%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2006)
- 2Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% 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
53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the King County average of 44.1%. Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.4 points.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Court records carry 35 eviction filings across 9 observed years.
Average gross rent is $2,223, 12% above the Shoreline average. Filings peaked in 2006 at 3.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033020600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033020600?
Census tract 53033020600 in the Meridian Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 53033020600?
Median gross rent is $2,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033020600?
1.4% of residents in tract 53033020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,759.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033020600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 51th, minority 67th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 53033020600 considered part of Meridian Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033020600 fall within Meridian Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033020600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 53033020600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.56% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033020600 compare to Shoreline overall?
Tract 53033020600 scores 5.3/10, 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.
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Echo Lake
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Echo Lake
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Richmond Highlands
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hillwood
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Highland Terrace
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Parkwood
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Echo Lake
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Paramount Park
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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