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Highline Eviction Risk: Moderate , Burien

Tract 53033027300 · King County, WA · pop 6,542 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 53033027300 sits in the Highline neighborhood of Burien, Washington. It has a population of 6,542 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 35% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 29% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,800/month against a median household income of $102,224 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 25% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,963
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$102,224

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 5 tracts In Highline
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#7 of 7 tracts In Burien
Very Low
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank — 42th percentileBottomTop
#287 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank — 61th percentileBottomTop
#696 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burien and the region

Centroid at 47.4806, -122.2985 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highline scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burien
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,800 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burien
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burien
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burien
6.6

How Highline compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highline risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 027300Burien: 5.35.3Burienparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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)

  • 199Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2005)
  • 14Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330273002004: 25 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)2005: 30 filings (3.10/100 renter HHs)2006: 25 filings (2.58/100 renter HHs)2007: 28 filings (2.89/100 renter HHs)2008: 14 filings (1.45/100 renter HHs)2009: 16 filings (1.65/100 renter HHs)2010: 18 filings (2.08/100 renter HHs)2011: 16 filings (1.60/100 renter HHs)2012: 13 filings (1.30/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (1.40/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highline. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033027300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033027300?

Census tract 53033027300 in the Highline neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 53033027300?

Median gross rent is $1,800/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033027300?

17.1% of residents in tract 53033027300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,542.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033027300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 55th, minority 79th, housing 91th.

Q5

Is tract 53033027300 considered part of Highline?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033027300 fall within Highline (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033027300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 199 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033027300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.09% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033027300 compare to Burien overall?

Tract 53033027300 scores 5.4/10 — right in line with the parent city of Burien at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burien eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burien

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

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