Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Martha Lake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53061041703 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 6,766 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up the Martha Lake area of Martha Lake, census tract 53061041703 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. It lands near the 19th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 20% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,100 a month against an average household income of $141,250 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,530
Renter share18.0%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$141,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martha Lake and the region
Centroid at 47.8600, -122.2400 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martha Lake scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Martha Lake
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,100 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martha Lake
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martha Lake
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martha Lake
5.2
How Martha Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 26Total filings over 5 yrs
- 0.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.7%Peak (2015)
- 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Martha Lake. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martha Lake
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Martha Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Snohomish County average of 5.2 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.7% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53061041703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061041703?
Census tract 53061041703 in the Martha Lake neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 53061041703?
Median gross rent is $2,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53061041703?
5.4% of residents in tract 53061041703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,766.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53061041703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 31th, minority 62th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 53061041703 considered part of Martha Lake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061041703 fall within Martha Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061041703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061041703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.99% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53061041703 compare to Martha Lake overall?
Tract 53061041703 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Martha Lake at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martha Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Martha Lake
Top eight tracts in Martha Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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