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Census Tract · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

Stanwood Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53061053302 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 6,762 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Stanwood

53061053302 is a census tract in Stanwood, WA. It scores 7.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,762 residents. 50% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 7% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,556
Renter share15.7%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$89,412

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Stanwood
Very High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 173 tracts In Snohomish County
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#418 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,988 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Stanwood and the region

Centroid at 48.2590, -122.2781 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stanwood scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Stanwood
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$2,130 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Stanwood
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Stanwood
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Stanwood
6.7

How Stanwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Stanwood risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.2This tracttract 0533026.0Stanwoodparent city5.4Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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)

  • 23Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 2.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.4%Peak (2015)
  • 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 53061053302
Filings dropped 40% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Stanwood

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10. It sits 1.8 points above the Snohomish County average of 5.4. Against Snohomish County at 47.3%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened.

At $2,130 a month, rents run 21% over what the rest of Stanwood commands. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.9/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 23 filings here across 5 tracked years.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 3/10. Filings peaked in 2015 at 2.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.2% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 86th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53061053302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061053302?

Census tract 53061053302 in Stanwood scores 7.2/10 (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 53061053302?

Median gross rent is $2,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061053302?

14.7% of residents in tract 53061053302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,762.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061053302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 65th, minority 30th, housing 23th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061053302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061053302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.20% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53061053302 compare to Stanwood overall?

Tract 53061053302 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Stanwood at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Stanwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Stanwood

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

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