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Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Meadowdale Eviction Risk: Lower , Lynnwood

Tract 53061050101 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 2,770 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

53061050101 is a census tract in the Meadowdale area of Meadowdale, WA. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,770 residents. The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 6% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,008
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$152,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Meadowdale
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lynnwood
Moderate
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#136 of 173 tracts In Snohomish County
Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#1,495 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynnwood and the region

Centroid at 47.8606, -122.3234 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meadowdale scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lynnwood
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,629 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lynnwood
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lynnwood
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lynnwood
5.9

How Meadowdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Meadowdale risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 0501016.6Lynnwoodparent city5.4Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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)

  • 13Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak (2008)
  • 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 53061050101
Filings dropped 33% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Meadowdale. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meadowdale

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.8/10. Against the Snohomish County average of 5.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.8/10.

The filing record is not thin: 13 evictions over 5 years of observation. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.9/10.

Average gross rent is $2,629, 13% below the Meadowdale average. The worst year on record was 2008, when 1.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.3% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 1.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.0 points cooler.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53061050101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061050101?

Census tract 53061050101 in the Meadowdale neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 53061050101?

Median gross rent is $2,629/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061050101?

7.2% of residents in tract 53061050101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,770.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061050101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 20th, minority 45th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 53061050101 considered part of Meadowdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061050101 fall within Meadowdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061050101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061050101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.32% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53061050101 compare to Lynnwood overall?

Tract 53061050101 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lynnwood at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lynnwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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