Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally
Birchwood Eviction Risk: High , Bellingham
Tract 53073000301 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 4,701 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 8.3/10, tract 53073000301 in the Birchwood area of Bellingham, WA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,701. 65% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Whatcom County average of 49.6%.
Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,214
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$61,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7708, -122.5123 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birchwood scores 8.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bellingham
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,417 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bellingham
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bellingham
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bellingham
8.1
How Birchwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Birchwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birchwood
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. It sits 2.4 points above the Whatcom County average of 5.9.
Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.1/10.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. At $1,417 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Bellingham commands. Nationally it ranks #6,330 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $61,643. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000301?
Census tract 53073000301 in the Birchwood neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (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 53073000301?
Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000301?
16.1% of residents in tract 53073000301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,701.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 52th, minority 22th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000301 considered part of Birchwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000301 fall within Birchwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53073000301 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000301 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Bellingham at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bellingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bellingham
Top eight tracts in Bellingham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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