Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Columbia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bellingham
Tract 53073000402 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,445 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
In Columbia in Bellingham, census tract 53073000402 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
70% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,479 a month against an average household income of $93,920 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,515
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$93,920
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7613, -122.4981 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbia scores 5.8
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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,479 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Columbia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Columbia
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Bellingham 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 Whatcom 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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 53073000402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000402?
Census tract 53073000402 in the Columbia neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 53073000402?
Median gross rent is $1,479/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000402?
8.2% of residents in tract 53073000402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,445.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 22th, minority 23th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000402 considered part of Columbia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000402 fall within Columbia (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53073000402 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000402 scores 5.8/10, lower than the parent city of Bellingham at 7.1/10. 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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