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Seattle Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Lynnwood

Tract 53061050404 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 4,023 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Eviction risk in the Seattle Heights area of Lynnwood centers on tract 53061050404, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,023 residents. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,134 a month against an average household income of $95,250 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 20% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,693

Renter share35.9%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate1.6%

Median income$95,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynnwood and the region

Centroid at 47.8120, -122.3391 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seattle Heights scores 2.4

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

1.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,134 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lynnwood

6.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lynnwood

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lynnwood

4.4

How Seattle Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

54%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Seattle Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Seattle Heights

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Lynnwood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Snohomish County average of 5.2 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53061050404

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061050404?

Census tract 53061050404 in the Seattle Heights neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53061050404?

Median gross rent is $2,134/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061050404?

1.6% of residents in tract 53061050404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,023.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061050404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 63th, minority 64th, housing 79th.

Is tract 53061050404 considered part of Seattle Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061050404 fall within Seattle Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53061050404 compare to Lynnwood overall?

Tract 53061050404 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Lynnwood at 7.1/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lynnwood

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