Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
Seattle Heights Eviction Risk: High , Lynnwood
Tract 53061051500 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 6,332 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 53061051500 sits in the Seattle Heights area of Lynnwood eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8/10. Population here is 6,332. Against the Snohomish County average of 5.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points.
Risk score
8
High
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 parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very 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 8
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 68Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.7%Peak (2015)
- 11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
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 9/10. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.2/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 68 filings here across 5 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 1.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 8.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 48% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,682, close to the Lynnwood average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 8/10 (High 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 8/10, higher 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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