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West Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Auburn

Tract 53033029902 · King County, WA · pop 5,694 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53033029902 sits in the West Hill neighborhood of Auburn, Washington. It has a population of 5,694 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 35% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 5% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,501/month against a median household income of $147,554 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,835
Renter share9.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$147,554

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 2 tracts In West Hill
Very High
Within parent city
24 th percentile
Rank — 24th percentileBottomTop
#14 of 18 tracts In Auburn
Low
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank — 32th percentileBottomTop
#338 of 494 tracts In King County
Low
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank — 49th percentileBottomTop
#902 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 47.3206, -122.2617 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Hill scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Auburn
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Auburn
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Auburn
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Auburn
5.8

How West Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 029902Auburn: 5.75.7Auburnparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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)

  • 35Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 3.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2011)
  • 4Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330299022004: 5 filings (5.15/100 renter HHs)2005: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (1.63/100 renter HHs)2008: 1 filings (0.81/100 renter HHs)2009: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (3.25/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (4.35/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (3.73/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

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Within West Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033029902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029902?

Census tract 53033029902 in the West Hill neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 53033029902?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029902?

3.4% of residents in tract 53033029902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,694.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 48th, minority 65th, housing 18th.

Q5

Is tract 53033029902 considered part of West Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029902 fall within West Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 53033029902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.18% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033029902 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 53033029902 scores 5.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Auburn at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Auburn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Auburn

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

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