Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Lakeway Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bellingham
Tract 53073000904 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 2,891 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 53073000904 covers the Lakeway area of Bellingham in Washington. Home to 2,891 residents, it scores 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 19th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,439 a month while the average household earns $126,912 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,120
Renter share6.9%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$126,912
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7416, -122.4427 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakeway scores 4.9
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
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,439 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lakeway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakeway
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 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 12th 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 53073000904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000904?
Census tract 53073000904 in the Lakeway neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 53073000904?
Median gross rent is $1,439/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000904?
2.5% of residents in tract 53073000904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,891.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 19th, minority 29th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000904 considered part of Lakeway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000904 fall within Lakeway (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53073000904 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000904 scores 4.9/10, 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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