Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally
Lakeway Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellingham
Tract 53073000903 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 4,450 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 53073000903 sits in Lakeway in Bellingham eviction risk, Washington eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,467 a month while the average household earns $50,496 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,861
Renter share70.7%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$50,496
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7475, -122.4522 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakeway scores 7.3
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
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,467 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Lakeway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lakeway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakeway
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 71st 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 53073000903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000903?
Census tract 53073000903 in the Lakeway neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 53073000903?
Median gross rent is $1,467/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000903?
16.9% of residents in tract 53073000903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 22th, minority 40th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000903 considered part of Lakeway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000903 fall within Lakeway (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53073000903 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000903 scores 7.3/10, right in line with 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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