Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Mill Creek
Tract 53061052004 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 6,672 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 53061052004 sits in the Lakewood neighborhood of Mill Creek, Washington eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #34,614 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,002 a month while the average household earns $131,250 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,374
Renter share21.8%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$131,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mill Creek and the region
Centroid at 47.8687, -122.2073 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mill Creek
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,002 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mill Creek
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mill Creek
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mill Creek
5.5
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 41Total filings over 5 yrs
- 0.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.1%Peak (2014)
- 6Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 5 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. 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 Mill Creek, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 41 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.1% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53061052004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061052004?
Census tract 53061052004 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 53061052004?
Median gross rent is $3,002/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53061052004?
4.1% of residents in tract 53061052004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,672.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53061052004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 67th, minority 53th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 53061052004 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061052004 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061052004?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 41 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061052004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.97% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53061052004 compare to Mill Creek overall?
Tract 53061052004 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Mill Creek at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mill Creek; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mill Creek
Top eight tracts in Mill Creek ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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