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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Matthews Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kirkland

Tract 53033022300 · King County, WA · pop 2,590 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 53033022300 covers part of the Matthews Beach area of Kirkland, WA, and scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,590. 26% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the King County average of 44.1%.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 5% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,065
Renter share6.9%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate1.0%
Median income$198,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Matthews Beach
Moderate
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 19 tracts In Kirkland
Very Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#387 of 494 tracts In King County
Low
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#986 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kirkland and the region

Centroid at 47.7138, -122.2495 · click any tract to drill in

Why Matthews Beach scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
1.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,978 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Matthews Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Matthews Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 022300Kirkland: 6.66.6Kirklandparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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)

  • 7Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 3.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak (2008)
  • 2Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330223002004: 1 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2005: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2006: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2007: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (2.17/100 renter HHs)2009: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2010: 1 filings (1.01/100 renter HHs)2011: 1 filings (3.85/100 renter HHs)2012: 2 filings (7.69/100 renter HHs)2013: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 10 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Matthews Beach

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10.

Disability prevalence runs 19.0% against 31.5% nationally. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.

Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. At $1,978 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Kirkland commands.

Court records carry 7 eviction filings across 5 observed years. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.9% against 11.3% nationally. Filings peaked in 2008 at 2.2% of renter households.

In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 7% 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 53033022300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033022300?

Census tract 53033022300 in the Matthews Beach neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 53033022300?

Median gross rent is $1,978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033022300?

1.0% of residents in tract 53033022300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,590.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033022300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 57th, minority 35th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 53033022300 considered part of Matthews Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033022300 fall within Matthews Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033022300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53033022300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.28% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033022300 compare to Kirkland overall?

Tract 53033022300 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Kirkland at 6.6/10. 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.

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