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Highline Eviction Risk: Moderate , Burien

Tract 53033027400 · King County, WA · pop 5,193 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 53033027400 sits in the Highline neighborhood of Burien, Washington. It has a population of 5,193 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 51% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 22% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,617/month against a median household income of $82,383 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 15% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,885
Renter share29.9%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$82,383

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25 th percentile
Rank — 25th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 5 tracts In Highline
Low
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank — 36th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 12 tracts In Burien
Low
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank — 40th percentileBottomTop
#296 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 47.4827, -122.3236 · 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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,617 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burien
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burien
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burien
6.2

How Highline compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highline risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 027400Burien: 5.35.3Burienparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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)

  • 105Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.7%Peak (2006)
  • 6Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330274002004: 9 filings (2.29/100 renter HHs)2005: 11 filings (2.71/100 renter HHs)2006: 15 filings (3.69/100 renter HHs)2007: 14 filings (3.45/100 renter HHs)2008: 7 filings (1.72/100 renter HHs)2009: 13 filings (3.20/100 renter HHs)2010: 10 filings (1.84/100 renter HHs)2011: 13 filings (2.50/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (1.35/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (1.15/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highline. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033027400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033027400?

Census tract 53033027400 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 53033027400?

Median gross rent is $1,617/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033027400?

7.5% of residents in tract 53033027400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,193.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033027400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 39th, minority 68th, housing 71th.

Q5

Is tract 53033027400 considered part of Highline?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033027400 fall within Highline (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033027400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 105 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033027400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.39% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033027400 compare to Burien overall?

Tract 53033027400 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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