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Meridian Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shoreline

Tract 53033020600 · King County, WA · pop 3,759 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53033020600 sits in the Meridian Park neighborhood of Shoreline, Washington. It has a population of 3,759 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,223/month against a median household income of $165,708 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
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 neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Meridian Park
Very Low
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank — 36th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 12 tracts In Shoreline
Low
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank — 39th percentileBottomTop
#301 of 494 tracts In King County
Low
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank — 61th percentileBottomTop
#696 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
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 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Meridian Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 020600Shoreline: 5.15.1Shorelineparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

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)

  • 35Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 1.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2006)
  • 2Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330206002004: 3 filings (1.32/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)2007: 3 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2008: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2009: 2 filings (0.97/100 renter HHs)2010: 4 filings (1.43/100 renter HHs)2011: 5 filings (1.55/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (1.86/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (0.62/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Meridian Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 5.4/10 (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 5.4/10 — higher than the parent city of Shoreline at 5.1/10. 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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