Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
Sudden Valley Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53073000809 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 2,705 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Sudden Valley
53073000809 is a census tract in Sudden Valley, WA. It scores 3.4/10 for landlords. Against the Whatcom County average of 5.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.5 points.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,138
Renter share10.6%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$96,703
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sudden Valley and the region
Centroid at 48.7119, -122.3547 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sudden Valley scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sudden Valley
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,849 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sudden Valley
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sudden Valley
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sudden Valley
6.0
How Sudden Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sudden Valley
Cost burden runs 36% here against 49.6% across Whatcom County. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.1/10.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.8/10.
The voucher gap is 12.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.8/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.5 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,849, close to the Sudden Valley average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $96,703.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000809
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000809?
Census tract 53073000809 in Sudden Valley scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 53073000809?
Median gross rent is $1,849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000809?
7.3% of residents in tract 53073000809 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,705.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000809?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 22th, minority 26th, housing 3th.
Q5
How does tract 53073000809 compare to Sudden Valley overall?
Tract 53073000809 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Sudden Valley at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sudden Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sudden Valley
Top eight tracts in Sudden Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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