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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Stevens Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 53061052606 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 5,685 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Lake Stevens

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 53061052606 (Lake Stevens, Washington) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,460 monthly, set against $126,027 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 14% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,878
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$126,027

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Lake Stevens
Elevated
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#114 of 173 tracts In Snohomish County
Low
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#1,558 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Stevens and the region

Centroid at 48.0041, -122.0488 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Stevens scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lake Stevens
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,460 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Stevens
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Stevens
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Stevens
5.3

How Lake Stevens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lake Stevens risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 052606Lake Stevens: 6.96.9Lake Stevensparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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)

  • 32Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.21%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak (2015)
  • 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530610526062008: 6 filings (1.60/100 renter HHs)2014: 9 filings (1.42/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (0.87/100 renter HHs)2017: 2 filings (0.43/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Stevens

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 Lake Stevens 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 53061052606

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061052606?

Census tract 53061052606 in Lake Stevens scores 2.3/10 (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 53061052606?

Median gross rent is $2,460/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061052606?

7.9% of residents in tract 53061052606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,685.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061052606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 14th, minority 29th, housing 24th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061052606?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061052606 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.21% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53061052606 compare to Lake Stevens overall?

Tract 53061052606 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Stevens at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Stevens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lake Stevens

Top eight tracts in Lake Stevens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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