Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Seattle Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lynnwood
Tract 53061051000 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 4,398 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 53061051000 covers part of the Seattle Heights area of Mountlake Terrace, WA, and scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,398. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,973
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$101,656
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lynnwood and the region
Centroid at 47.7927, -122.3232 · click any tract to drill in
Why Seattle Heights scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,982 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lynnwood
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lynnwood
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lynnwood
5.5
How Seattle Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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)
- 57Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2008)
- 10Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 41% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Seattle Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Seattle Heights
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.6/10. 38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Snohomish County average of 47.3%. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.
Severe burden reaches 10%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The filing record is not thin: 57 evictions over 5 years of observation.
Against the Snohomish County average of 5.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Filings peaked in 2008 at 1.4% of renter households.
In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,982, close to the Mountlake Terrace average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $101,656.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53061051000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061051000?
Census tract 53061051000 in the Seattle Heights neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 53061051000?
Median gross rent is $1,982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53061051000?
6.3% of residents in tract 53061051000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,398.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53061051000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 43th, minority 58th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 53061051000 considered part of Seattle Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061051000 fall within Seattle Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061051000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061051000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.23% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53061051000 compare to Lynnwood overall?
Tract 53061051000 scores 6.2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lynnwood
Top eight tracts in Lynnwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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