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Rainier Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033026300 · King County, WA · pop 1,781 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 53033026300 sits in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 1,781 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 75% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 26% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,671/month against a median household income of $79,000 — roughly 41% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 9% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units550
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$79,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 4 tracts In Rainier Beach
Very Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 4 tracts In Seattle
Elevated
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank — 49th percentileBottomTop
#251 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 Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.5037, -122.2847 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rainier Beach scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Seattle
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,671 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seattle
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seattle
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seattle
6.1

How Rainier Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rainier Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 026300Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 40Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.03%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.7%Peak (2010)
  • 3Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330263002004: 3 filings (1.53/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (2.05/100 renter HHs)2006: 2 filings (1.03/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (1.03/100 renter HHs)2008: 6 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)2009: 2 filings (1.03/100 renter HHs)2010: 8 filings (3.67/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (3.70/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (1.59/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (1.59/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
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Frequently asked

About tract 53033026300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033026300?

Census tract 53033026300 in the Rainier Beach 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 53033026300?

Median gross rent is $2,671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033026300?

4.5% of residents in tract 53033026300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,781.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033026300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 37th, minority 81th, housing 47th.

Q5

Is tract 53033026300 considered part of Rainier Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033026300 fall within Rainier Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033026300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 40 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033026300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.03% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033026300 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033026300 scores 5.5/10 — lower than the parent city of Seattle at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q8

Was tract 53033026300 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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