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Highland Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shoreline

Tract 53033020900 · King County, WA · pop 3,650 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53033020900 sits in the Highland Terrace neighborhood of Shoreline, Washington. It has a population of 3,650 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 52% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,756/month against a median household income of $111,923 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 14% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,600
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$111,923

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Highland Terrace
Moderate
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank — 73th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 12 tracts In Shoreline
Elevated
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank — 48th percentileBottomTop
#260 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank — 68th percentileBottomTop
#566 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Shoreline and the region

Centroid at 47.7433, -122.3639 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Terrace scores 5.5

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
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,756 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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 Highland Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highland Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 020900Shoreline: 5.15.1Shorelineparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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)

  • 60Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.15%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.5%Peak (2009)
  • 7Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330209002004: 5 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (1.84/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (3.22/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (4.14/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (0.92/100 renter HHs)2009: 12 filings (5.51/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (1.14/100 renter HHs)2011: 2 filings (0.45/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 40% over the past 10 months.
Frequently asked

About tract 53033020900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033020900?

Census tract 53033020900 in the Highland Terrace neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 53033020900?

Median gross rent is $1,756/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033020900?

10.4% of residents in tract 53033020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,650.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033020900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 78th, minority 47th, housing 94th.

Q5

Is tract 53033020900 considered part of Highland Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033020900 fall within Highland Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033020900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033020900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.15% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033020900 compare to Shoreline overall?

Tract 53033020900 scores 5.5/10 — 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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