Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Highline Eviction Risk: Elevated , Burien
Tract 53033028000 · King County, WA · pop 4,017 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 53033028000 covers part of the Highline area of Burien, WA, and scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,017. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,589
Renter share69.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$84,063
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Burien and the region
Centroid at 47.4667, -122.3245 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highline scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,821 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
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)
- 308Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2013)
- 41Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Highline. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highline
Running cool, economic stress reads 1.6/10. This is renter territory: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.8/10.
Against King County at 44.1%, about half of renters here are cost-burdened. The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 308 filings here across 10 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2013, when 3.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033028000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033028000?
Census tract 53033028000 in the Highline neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 53033028000?
Median gross rent is $1,821/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033028000?
6.4% of residents in tract 53033028000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,017.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033028000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 75th, minority 75th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 53033028000 considered part of Highline?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033028000 fall within Highline (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033028000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 308 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033028000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.35% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033028000 compare to Burien overall?
Tract 53033028000 scores 7.1/10, 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.
Tract · WA
Beverly Park
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Hurstwood
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Sunnydale
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Beverly Park
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Highline
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Hurstwood
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Blakely Manor
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Shorewood
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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