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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Seattle Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lynnwood

Tract 53061051500 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 6,332 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 53061051500 covers Seattle Heights in Lynnwood, home to 6,332 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #28,205 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,682 monthly, set against $75,641 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 30% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units2,417
Renter share57.9%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$75,641

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Seattle Heights
Elevated
Within parent city
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 8 tracts In Lynnwood
Elevated
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 173 tracts In Snohomish County
Very High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#356 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynnwood and the region

Centroid at 47.8208, -122.3264 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seattle Heights scores 5.9

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
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,682 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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: 5.95.9This tracttract 051500Lynnwood: 7.17.1Lynnwoodparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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)

  • 68Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak (2015)
  • 11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530610515002008: 13 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (0.70/100 renter HHs)2015: 19 filings (1.66/100 renter HHs)2016: 17 filings (1.39/100 renter HHs)2017: 11 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 15% 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

The score leans hardest on 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 68 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.7% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 84th 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 53061051500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061051500?

Census tract 53061051500 in the Seattle Heights neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 53061051500?

Median gross rent is $1,682/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061051500?

12.9% of residents in tract 53061051500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,332.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061051500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 73th, minority 59th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 53061051500 considered part of Seattle Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061051500 fall within Seattle Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061051500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 68 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061051500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.19% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53061051500 compare to Lynnwood overall?

Tract 53061051500 scores 5.9/10, 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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