Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Meritage Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Kirkland
Tract 53033021904 · King County, WA · pop 5,866 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 53033021904 covers the Meritage Ridge area of Kirkland, home to 5,866 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,689 monthly, set against $167,109 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,961
Renter share27.0%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$167,109
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kirkland and the region
Centroid at 47.7229, -122.1616 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meritage Ridge scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kirkland
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,689 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kirkland
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kirkland
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kirkland
7.5
How Meritage Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 54Total filings over 10 yrs
- 0.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.6%Peak (2011)
- 5Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Meritage Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meritage Ridge
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Kirkland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the King County average of 5.5 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 54 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.6% of renter households in 2011.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033021904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033021904?
Census tract 53033021904 in the Meritage Ridge neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 53033021904?
Median gross rent is $2,689/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033021904?
4.8% of residents in tract 53033021904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,866.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033021904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 56th, minority 65th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 53033021904 considered part of Meritage Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033021904 fall within Meritage Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033021904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033021904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.98% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033021904 compare to Kirkland overall?
Tract 53033021904 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Kirkland at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kirkland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kirkland
Top eight tracts in Kirkland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Meritage Ridge
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Maple Glen
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Maple Glen
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
53033022501
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Willows & Rose Hill
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Houghton
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Juanita
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WA
Snyders Corner
3
/ 10 · Low
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