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Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 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

Tract 53073000809, home to 2,705 residents in Sudden Valley in Whatcom County, scores 4.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,849 a month while the average household earns $96,703 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.7
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 parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Sudden Valley
Moderate
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#51 of 54 tracts In Whatcom County
Very Low
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#1,474 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very Low
National
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#63,481 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
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 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Sudden Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 000809Sudden Valley: 6.56.5Sudden Valleyparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sudden Valley

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Sudden Valley, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 53073000809

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000809?

Census tract 53073000809 in Sudden Valley scores 2.7/10 (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 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Sudden Valley at 6.5/10. 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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