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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

North Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bothell

Tract 53033021804 · King County, WA · pop 5,148 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 5.5/10, tract 53033021804 in the North Creek area of Bothell, WA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,148. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 24% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,199
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$121,194

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In North Creek
Low
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In Bothell
Elevated
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#402 of 494 tracts In King County
Very Low
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#1,031 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bothell and the region

Centroid at 47.7657, -122.1963 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Creek scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bothell
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,202 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bothell
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bothell
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bothell
4.9

How North Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Creek risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 021804Bothell: 6.26.2Bothellparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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

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)

  • 70Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 0.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.2%Peak (2009)
  • 4Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330218042004: 8 filings (1.22/100 renter HHs)2005: 6 filings (0.69/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (0.57/100 renter HHs)2007: 8 filings (0.92/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (0.57/100 renter HHs)2009: 10 filings (1.15/100 renter HHs)2010: 8 filings (1.23/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (1.58/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (1.23/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (0.70/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within North Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Creek

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10.

Against King County at 44.1%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.2 points below the King County average of 6.7.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 70 filings here across 10 tracked years.

Filings peaked in 2009 at 1.2% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 72nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 5.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $2,202, close to the Bothell average.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033021804

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033021804?

Census tract 53033021804 in the North Creek 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 53033021804?

Median gross rent is $2,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033021804?

3.7% of residents in tract 53033021804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,148.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033021804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 31th, minority 54th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 53033021804 considered part of North Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033021804 fall within North Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033021804?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 70 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033021804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.99% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033021804 compare to Bothell overall?

Tract 53033021804 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Bothell at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bothell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bothell

Top eight tracts in Bothell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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