Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
Cornwall Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellingham
Tract 53073000401 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,262 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
53073000401 is a census tract in the Cornwall Park area of Bellingham, WA. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,262. Severe burden reaches 44%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,517
Renter share45.8%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$80,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7727, -122.4797 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cornwall Park scores 7.3
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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,551 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Cornwall Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cornwall Park
Cost burden runs 70% here against 49.6% across Whatcom County. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.1/10.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Whatcom County average of 5.9. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,551, close to the Bellingham average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,375.
46% 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 53073000401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000401?
Census tract 53073000401 in the Cornwall Park neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 53073000401?
Median gross rent is $1,551/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000401?
11.3% of residents in tract 53073000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,262.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 65th, minority 14th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000401 considered part of Cornwall Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000401 fall within Cornwall Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53073000401 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000401 scores 7.3/10, right in line with 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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