Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Lettered Streets Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellingham
Tract 53073000502 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 2,891 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 53073000502 in the Lettered Streets area of Bellingham ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,891 residents. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,306 a month while the average household earns $64,167 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,434
Renter share60.9%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$64,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7562, -122.4853 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lettered Streets scores 6.8
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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,306 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Lettered Streets compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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)
- 13Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.7%Peak (2018)
- 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lettered Streets
What moves this score most 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 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 13 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 0.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.7% of renter households in 2018.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000502?
Census tract 53073000502 in the Lettered Streets neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 53073000502?
Median gross rent is $1,306/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000502?
14.4% of residents in tract 53073000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,891.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 12th, minority 43th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000502 considered part of Lettered Streets?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000502 fall within Lettered Streets (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073000502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073000502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.51% of renter households, peaking at 0.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53073000502 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000502 scores 6.8/10, 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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