Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally
York Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellingham
Tract 53073000501 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 5,908 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up York in Bellingham, census tract 53073000501 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,526 a month while the average household earns $72,721 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,339
Renter share59.4%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate26.5%
Median income$72,721
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7565, -122.4683 · click any tract to drill in
Why York scores 7.6
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
26.5% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,526 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 York 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.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
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)
- 25Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.8%Peak (2016)
- 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in York
The score leans hardest on 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 0.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.8% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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 53073000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000501?
Census tract 53073000501 in the York neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 53073000501?
Median gross rent is $1,526/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000501?
26.5% of residents in tract 53073000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,908.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 2th, minority 28th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000501 considered part of York?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000501 fall within York (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073000501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073000501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.64% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53073000501 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000501 scores 7.6/10, higher 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.
Tract · WA
Sehome
8.6
/ 10 · High
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Happy Valley
8.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Sehome
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Happy Valley
8.1
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Birchwood
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Lakeway
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53073000202
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Roosevelt
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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