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Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally

Twin Lakes Eviction Risk: Elevated , Federal Way

Tract 53033030311 · King County, WA · pop 4,984 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Tract 53033030311 sits in the Twin Lakes area of Federal Way eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 16% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$106,953

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Twin Lakes
Elevated
Within parent city
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 20 tracts In Federal Way
Low
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#205 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#462 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Federal Way and the region

Centroid at 47.3079, -122.3686 · click any tract to drill in

Why Twin Lakes scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Federal Way
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,357 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Federal Way
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Federal Way
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Federal Way
7.0

How Twin Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Twin Lakes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.17.1This tracttract 030311Federal Way: 6.66.6Federal Wayparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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)

  • 183Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 5.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.7%Peak (2005)
  • 9Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330303112004: 32 filings (7.62/100 renter HHs)2005: 40 filings (12.74/100 renter HHs)2006: 25 filings (7.96/100 renter HHs)2007: 23 filings (7.32/100 renter HHs)2008: 13 filings (4.14/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (0.96/100 renter HHs)2010: 17 filings (4.04/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (1.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 13 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2013: 9 filings (1.93/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 72% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Twin Lakes. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Twin Lakes

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,357, 24% below the Federal Way average.

Against King County at 44.1%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 183 filings here across 10 tracked years. 8% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

The worst year on record was 2005, when 12.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

At 25% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10. Against average income of $106,953, annual rent is just 15%.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033030311

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033030311?

Census tract 53033030311 in the Twin Lakes 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 53033030311?

Median gross rent is $1,357/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033030311?

11.6% of residents in tract 53033030311 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,984.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033030311?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 78th, minority 68th, housing 62th.
Q5

Is tract 53033030311 considered part of Twin Lakes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033030311 fall within Twin Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033030311?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 183 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033030311 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.12% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033030311 compare to Federal Way overall?

Tract 53033030311 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Federal Way at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Federal Way eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Federal Way

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

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