Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
Marietta-Alderwood Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53073000201 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 4,144 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Marietta-Alderwood
Marietta-Alderwood anchors census tract 53073000201, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #19,838 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,411 a month against an average household income of $60,319 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,832
Renter share58.6%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate29.6%
Median income$60,319
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Marietta-Alderwood and the region
Centroid at 48.7974, -122.5551 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marietta-Alderwood scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Marietta-Alderwood
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
29.6% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,411 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Marietta-Alderwood
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Marietta-Alderwood
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Marietta-Alderwood
6.7
How Marietta-Alderwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marietta-Alderwood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Marietta-Alderwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Whatcom 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 66th 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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000201?
Census tract 53073000201 in Marietta-Alderwood 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 53073000201?
Median gross rent is $1,411/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000201?
29.6% of residents in tract 53073000201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,144.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 51th, minority 33th, housing 76th.
Q5
How does tract 53073000201 compare to Marietta-Alderwood overall?
Tract 53073000201 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Marietta-Alderwood at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Marietta-Alderwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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