Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Bellingham Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073000902 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 7,080 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Bellingham
Census tract 53073000902 belongs to Bellingham in Whatcom County, Washington. It is home to 7,080 residents and scores 5.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 75% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,983 a month while the average household earns $104,764 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,408
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$104,764
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7149, -122.4480 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bellingham scores 5.5
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
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,983 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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 Bellingham 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.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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)
- 11Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2018)
- 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bellingham
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 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.
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.4% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000902?
Census tract 53073000902 in Bellingham scores 5.5/10 (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 53073000902?
Median gross rent is $1,983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000902?
7.6% of residents in tract 53073000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,080.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 91th, minority 39th, housing 76th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073000902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073000902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.78% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53073000902 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000902 scores 5.5/10, 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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