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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Seattle Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lynnwood

Tract 53061051401 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 4,017 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Seattle Heights neighborhood of Lynnwood anchors census tract 53061051401, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,556 a month while the average household earns $59,241 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 23% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units2,128
Renter share72.6%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$59,241

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Seattle Heights
Very High
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Lynnwood
High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 173 tracts In Snohomish County
Very High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#194 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynnwood and the region

Centroid at 47.8118, -122.3173 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seattle Heights scores 6.5

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
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,556 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lynnwood
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lynnwood
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lynnwood
7.4

How Seattle Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Seattle Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 051401Lynnwood: 7.17.1Lynnwoodparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Seattle Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Seattle Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 above the Snohomish County average of 5.2 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53061051401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061051401?

Census tract 53061051401 in the Seattle Heights neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 53061051401?

Median gross rent is $1,556/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061051401?

16.7% of residents in tract 53061051401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,017.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061051401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 88th, minority 75th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 53061051401 considered part of Seattle Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061051401 fall within Seattle Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 53061051401 compare to Lynnwood overall?

Tract 53061051401 scores 6.5/10, 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.

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