Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Ballinger Eviction Risk: Lower , Mountlake Terrace
Tract 53061051302 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 3,810 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 53061051302 in the Ballinger neighborhood of Mountlake Terrace ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,810 residents. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,031 a month against an average household income of $112,667 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,544
Renter share39.6%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$112,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mountlake Terrace and the region
Centroid at 47.7858, -122.2924 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ballinger scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mountlake Terrace
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,031 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mountlake Terrace
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mountlake Terrace
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mountlake Terrace
5.5
How Ballinger compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ballinger. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ballinger
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Mountlake Terrace 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 53061051302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061051302?
Census tract 53061051302 in the Ballinger 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 53061051302?
Median gross rent is $2,031/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53061051302?
4.5% of residents in tract 53061051302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,810.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53061051302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 21th, minority 52th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 53061051302 considered part of Ballinger?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061051302 fall within Ballinger (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53061051302 compare to Mountlake Terrace overall?
Tract 53061051302 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Mountlake Terrace at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mountlake Terrace eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mountlake Terrace
Top eight tracts in Mountlake Terrace ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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