Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,653 of 84,120 nationally
Willow Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kent
Tract 53033029306 · King County, WA · pop 3,782 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
53033029306 is a census tract in the Willow Ridge area of Kent, WA. It scores 7.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,782. 40% 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
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,234
Renter share20.7%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate21.2%
Median income$114,615
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent and the region
Centroid at 47.4214, -122.1801 · click any tract to drill in
Why Willow Ridge scores 7.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kent
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
21.2% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$2,324 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kent
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kent
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kent
6.4
How Willow Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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)
- 32Total filings over 10 yrs
- 1.47%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2011)
- 3Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Willow Ridge
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. At $2,324 a month, rents run 22% over what the rest of Kent commands.
It sits 1.2 points above the King County average of 6.7. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.6/10.
Cost burden runs 49% here against 44.1% across King County. Court records carry 32 eviction filings across 10 observed years. Filings peaked in 2011 at 2.0% of renter households.
In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #8,653 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033029306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029306?
Census tract 53033029306 in the Willow Ridge neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (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 53033029306?
Median gross rent is $2,324/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029306?
21.2% of residents in tract 53033029306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,782.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 67th, minority 76th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 53033029306 considered part of Willow Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029306 fall within Willow Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029306?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033029306 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.47% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033029306 compare to Kent overall?
Tract 53033029306 scores 7.9/10, higher than the parent city of Kent at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kent eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Kent
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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