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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Hurstwood Eviction Risk: High , Burien

Tract 53033027500 · King County, WA · pop 4,721 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

53033027500 is a census tract in the Hurstwood area of Burien, WA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,721 residents. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 19% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,886
Renter share35.1%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$79,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Hurstwood
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 12 tracts In Burien
Very High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#95 of 494 tracts In King County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#125 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burien and the region

Centroid at 47.4816, -122.3412 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hurstwood scores 8

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
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,630 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 Hurstwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hurstwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.08.0This tracttract 027500Burien: 6.66.6Burienparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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)

  • 119Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 1.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2005)
  • 14Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330275002004: 14 filings (2.30/100 renter HHs)2005: 18 filings (2.70/100 renter HHs)2006: 11 filings (1.65/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (1.35/100 renter HHs)2008: 7 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (0.93/100 renter HHs)2011: 16 filings (2.30/100 renter HHs)2012: 17 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (2.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hurstwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hurstwood

Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.1/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 119 evictions over 10 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2005 at 2.7% of renter households.

Average gross rent is $1,630, 9% below the Burien average. In a typical year about 1.8% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033027500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033027500?

Census tract 53033027500 in the Hurstwood neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 53033027500?

Median gross rent is $1,630/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033027500?

13.2% of residents in tract 53033027500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,721.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033027500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 89th, minority 69th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 53033027500 considered part of Hurstwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033027500 fall within Hurstwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033027500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 119 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033027500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.78% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033027500 compare to Burien overall?

Tract 53033027500 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Burien at 6.6/10. 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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